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372372## Background token usage
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374Claude Code uses tokens for some background functionality even when idle:
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376* **Conversation summarization**: Background jobs that summarize previous conversations for the `claude --resume` feature
377* **Command processing**: Some commands like `/usage` may generate requests to check status
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379These background processes consume a small amount of tokens (typically under \$0.04 per session) even without active interaction.
374Session recap and idle compaction can use tokens while you're idle. See [session recap](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode.md#session-recap) and [idle compaction](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings-reference.md#idlecompaction) for when each runs and how to turn it off.
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381376When prompt suggestions are on, Claude Code also sends a short request to the model your session is using after Claude responds, to [suggest your next prompt](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode.md#prompt-suggestions). That request reuses the conversation's prompt cache, so it is mostly cache reads plus a few output tokens. Claude Code [skips it while your account is close to or at its usage limit](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode.md#when-claude-code-skips-suggestions). To stop these requests, [turn prompt suggestions off](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/interactive-mode.md#turn-prompt-suggestions-off).
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