@Lonely__MH: Friends of Claude who haven't been banned, gather! The official has launched a token-saving tip—Claude Code now supports Concise (streamlined) output style! No fluff, just results. Shorter replies, faster response, details still preserved, efficiency maxed out. Command-line Agent in multi...

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Claude Code introduces the Concise output style, saving tokens by reducing verbose replies, making interactions faster and more efficient while preserving key details.

Friends of Claude who haven't been banned, gather! The official has launched a token-saving tip— Claude Code now supports Concise (streamlined) output style! No fluff, just results. Shorter replies, faster response, details still preserved, efficiency maxed out In multi-turn conversations, command-line Agents accumulate verbose replies as historical context, which are repeatedly charged. After switching to Concise, explanations are cut out, only code is output, not only making responses faster but also saving a lot of tokens! How to configure? Just follow the video tutorial—it takes a second! As for why I recorded a video? To celebrate that this account has survived for half a month.
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Claude hasn’t banned accounts yet, my friends!

The official team just dropped a handy tip to save tokens.

Claude Code now supports the Concise output style!

No fluff, straight to the results. Shorter responses, faster reply speeds, details are still there, and efficiency is maxed out.

In a command-line agent, previous dialogues become context and get billed repeatedly. Switching to Concise cuts out explanations and only outputs code—this not only speeds up responses but also saves a ton of tokens!

How to set it up? Just follow the video tutorial—one second and you’re done!

As for why I made a video? To celebrate this account surviving for half a month.

PracticalBro MinLi (@MinLiBuilds): Claude Code is now officially teaching you how to save tokens.

/config now includes outputStyle: Concise:

Say less, save output tokens directly.

Reminds me of how some folks used to craft prompts in classical Chinese:

“Check project status and continue execution”

→ “Check project, continue.”

Going to such lengths to save a few tokens is getting a bit obsessed. 😂

🔥But the real token hog is actually the input.

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