{"version":"2.1.233","anchor":"remaining-token-countdown-is-now-on-by-default","canonical_anchor":"remaining-token-countdown-is-now-on-by-default","heading":"Remaining-token countdown is now on by default","tier":"notice","area":"Context Management","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233\/e\/remaining-token-countdown-is-now-on-by-default","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233","markdown":"### Remaining-token countdown is now on by default\n\nClaude now gets a running count of tokens left by default, re-anchored on each of your prompts.\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code emits a `<total_tokens>N tokens left<\/total_tokens>` block in the system prompt and after each tool result, counting down from the configured budget. This used to be off unless enabled; the built-in fallback is now `padded-countdown`. The companion behaviour of re-anchoring the countdown on each regular user prompt also flipped to on by default. Both can still be set explicitly, and remote config can override either.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Resolution order: env var `CLAUDE_CODE_TOTAL_TOKENS_REMINDER`, then the `totalTokensReminder` setting, then the server-side value whose in-source fallback moved from \"off\" to \"padded-countdown\".\n- The budget comes from `totalTokensReminderBudget`.\n- Re-anchoring uses `CLAUDE_CODE_TOTAL_TOKENS_REMINDER_AFTER_USER_TURN`, then `totalTokensReminderAfterUserTurn`, then the server value whose fallback flipped from false to true.\n- Suppressed entirely by `CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_ATTACHMENTS` or `CLAUDE_CODE_SIMPLE`.\n- The source only fixes the fallback; a server-side value still wins.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`is on \\u2014 task-budget semantics). Defaults to padded-countdown. `, `\"@internal Emit a <total_tokens>N tokens left<\/total_tokens> block in the system prompt, after each tool result`, `tengu_lapis_anchor_user_turn`\n\n- Flag `tengu_lapis_anchor_user_turn`: On for this account, and not off by default (read for one account on one subscription tier against v2.1.233; this account: on, anonymous baseline: on, compiled default: on) These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.\n- Area: Context Management\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 4\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}