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Wednesday, 15 April
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TODAY'S ITEMS

1. CodeBurn: see exactly where your Claude Code tokens go

  • Interactive TUI dashboard that breaks down token spending by task type, tool, model, and project. Reads session transcripts from disk — no wrapper, no API keys.
  • Source: r/ClaudeCode
  • Why it matters: One user found 56% of weekly spend was conversation turns with zero tool use — actual coding was only 20%. Run npx codeburn to find your own blind spots.
  • Verified
  • Install: npx codeburn

2. Routines in Claude Code — scheduled, API-triggered, and webhook automations

  • Anthropic launches Routines in research preview: configure a prompt, repo, and connectors once, then run on a schedule, from an API call, or in response to GitHub events. Runs on Anthropic's web infrastructure — your laptop can be closed.
  • Source: Anthropic
  • Why it matters: If you have been running cron jobs or MCP servers to automate Claude Code tasks, Routines replaces that infrastructure. Set up at claude.ai/code or use /schedule in the CLI.
  • Verified

3. Mid-chat model switching now live on claude.ai

  • Community spotted a new feature: you can now switch between Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku within an existing conversation without starting a new chat.
  • Source: r/ClaudeAI
  • Why it matters: Start complex reasoning with Opus, then drop to Sonnet for follow-ups in the same thread — saves tokens without losing conversation context.
  • Verified

YOUR STACK — UPDATES

  • Claude Code v2.1.107: stalled API streams now abort after 5 min and retry non-streaming instead of hanging indefinitely; background monitor support for plugins auto-arms at session start; /proactive is now alias for /loop | https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases
  • Claude Code v2.1.106: fixed command injection vulnerability in POSIX which fallback; OS CA cert store trusted by default so enterprise TLS proxies work without extra setup | https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases

NEW TOOL / PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

  • superpowers — Agentic skills framework for Claude Code that auto-generates specs, implementation plans, and launches subagent-driven TDD. Installs via the Claude plugin marketplace. | /plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official | https://github.com/obra/superpowers

PROMPT OF THE DAY

Before writing any code for this task, follow these steps:

1. State your assumptions explicitly. If anything is ambiguous,
   ask — do not guess.
2. Propose the simplest possible approach. No abstractions for
   single-use code, no speculative features, no "flexibility"
   that was not requested.
3. List every file you plan to touch and what changes you will
   make. Nothing orthogonal to the task.
4. Write failing tests first, then implement the minimum code
   to make them pass.

If at any point you are confused, STOP and tell me what is
unclear rather than picking an interpretation silently.

Anti-overengineering guardrails derived from Andrej Karpathy's observations on LLM coding pitfalls. Use in Claude Code or Chat when starting any complex task. Source: https://github.com/forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills

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