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7/2/2026

You Are Wasting Too Many Tokens on Claude
Short summary
Most developers waste tokens by re-explaining their project to Claude every session instead of providing stable context. Create a CLAUDE.md file documenting your product, tech stack, directory structure, coding standards, and constraints as your source of truth. Have Claude read this file before making changes, plan before coding, and update it after major changes to reduce token waste and get better, consistent code.
- •Create a CLAUDE.md file documenting product, tech stack, directory structure, rules, and constraints
- •Have Claude read the file before making changes and plan before coding
- •Update CLAUDE.md after major changes to maintain accurate project memory
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