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Usage tracking gains a thinkingTokens field

Token usage now records thinking tokens, already counted within output tokens, on turns from builds that log it.

TierUnder the hoodhow much it should matter to you
Useful3my rating, 1 to 5
Signal3worth watching, 1 to 5
AreaContext Usagewhat it touches
KindInternal Changesin v2.1.257,
Under the hood

Token usage now records thinking tokens, already counted within output tokens, on turns from builds that log it.

The token-usage schema now records a thinkingTokens field, which is already counted inside outputTokens. This is only populated for turns run on CLI versions that record the field, so it may be partially populated for sessions resumed from older versions.

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