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FORK — Claude Code 2.1.212 changes what /fork does: it copies your conversation into a new background session with its own row in claude agents, so you can keep working. The old in-session subagent is now /subtaskLIMITS — WebSearch calls are now capped at 200 per session by default, and subagent spawns get the same 200 ceiling, so a runaway search or delegation loop stops on its ownMCPBG — MCP tool calls running past two minutes now move to the background automatically, keeping the session usable. Tune the threshold with CLAUDE_CODE_MCP_AUTO_BACKGROUND_MSPLANFIX — Fixed plan mode auto-running file-modifying Bash commands such as touch and rm without a permission prompt or an SDK canUseTool callbackSONNET5 — Claude Sonnet 5 is running on introductory pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output. After August 31 it moves to $3 and $15IPO — Bankers are reportedly lining up investor meetings for Anthropic ahead of a possible public listing as soon as OctoberFORK — Claude Code 2.1.212 changes what /fork does: it copies your conversation into a new background session with its own row in claude agents, so you can keep working. The old in-session subagent is now /subtaskLIMITS — WebSearch calls are now capped at 200 per session by default, and subagent spawns get the same 200 ceiling, so a runaway search or delegation loop stops on its ownMCPBG — MCP tool calls running past two minutes now move to the background automatically, keeping the session usable. Tune the threshold with CLAUDE_CODE_MCP_AUTO_BACKGROUND_MSPLANFIX — Fixed plan mode auto-running file-modifying Bash commands such as touch and rm without a permission prompt or an SDK canUseTool callbackSONNET5 — Claude Sonnet 5 is running on introductory pricing of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output. After August 31 it moves to $3 and $15IPO — Bankers are reportedly lining up investor meetings for Anthropic ahead of a possible public listing as soon as October
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API & SDK/2026-07-09Advanced

The 200K-Token Cliff That Doubled My Nightly Bill — A count_tokens Preflight to Avoid Long-Context Pricing

Sonnet 5's native 1M context switches the entire request to long-context pricing the moment input crosses 200K tokens. Here's how I caught that silent cost cliff before sending, using the billing-exempt count_tokens API, with working Python and TypeScript code.

API & SDK/2026-03-24Intermediate

Claude API Token Counting Guide — How to Estimate Token Usage and Optimize Costs Before Sending Requests

Learn how to use the Claude API Token Counting endpoint to estimate token usage before sending messages. Covers cost management, context window optimization, and production implementation patterns.