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316316Running tests, fetching documentation, or processing log files can consume significant context. Delegate these to [subagents](/docs/en/sub-agents#isolate-high-volume-operations) so the verbose output stays in the subagent's context while only a summary returns to your main conversation.
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318The subagent's own requests still draw on your usage. To spend less on them, [choose a smaller model for a subagent](/docs/en/sub-agents#choose-a-model) or [run every subagent on one model](/docs/en/sub-agents#run-every-subagent-on-one-model).
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318320### Manage agent team costs
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320322Agent teams use approximately 7x more tokens than standard sessions when teammates run in plan mode, because each teammate maintains its own context window and runs as a separate Claude instance. Keep team tasks small and self-contained to limit per-teammate token usage. See [agent teams](/docs/en/agent-teams) for details.
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352354* **Scheduled tasks**: a [scheduled task](/docs/en/scheduled-tasks) fires on its interval even while the session is idle, sending your full context each time
353355* **Cross-session messages**: Claude Code delivers a [message from another of your sessions](/docs/en/cross-session-messaging) as a new turn when this session sits idle, sending your full context each time. To hold inbound messages instead of delivering them, set [`crossSessionInbound`](/docs/en/settings-reference#crosssessioninbound) to `hold`
354356* **Goal check-ins**: while background work keeps an active [goal](/docs/en/goal) waiting, Claude Code [asks Claude to check on that work](/docs/en/goal#background-work-defers-evaluation) even when the session sits idle, starting a new turn that sends your full context. Claude Code starts at most three idle check-ins per goal between your prompts. Before v2.1.246, idle check-ins were uncapped. To turn check-ins off, set [`CLAUDE_CODE_GOAL_CHECKIN_MINUTES`](/docs/en/env-vars) to `0`. Idle check-ins require Claude Code v2.1.236 or later
357* **Subagents and workflows**: every subagent, and every agent a [dynamic workflow](/docs/en/workflows#cost) spawns, sends its own requests on top of the main conversation's. The [attribution breakdown](#plan-usage-breakdown) shows the subagent share
355358* **Agent teammates**: each active [teammate](#agent-team-token-costs) keeps consuming tokens until it exits
356359* **Compaction**: `/compact` reads the conversation it summarizes, so [compacting a large context](/docs/en/prompt-caching#compacting-the-conversation) is itself a large request. When you want a fresh start instead of continuity, `/clear` costs nothing
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