Keep Claude on planning
Ask Claude Code to identify the safe boundary, acceptance criteria, and validation command before execution.
Claude Code cost guide
Reduce Claude Code cost by separating judgment from execution.
Claude is valuable when the task needs reasoning, requirements tradeoffs, or risk review. For file-scoped implementation work, tokenpatch can run the patch through a lower-cost executor and preserve a task-level cost report.
Move patch writing to tokenpatch
Use tokenpatch when the files are known and the task can be checked by tests, lint, or direct review.
Review the diff with Claude
After execution, Claude or the developer should review the patch. Cost savings should not remove quality control.
| Use Claude Code for | Use tokenpatch for | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Ambiguous product decisions | Not recommended | Needs broad judgment, not cheap execution. |
| Defining task scope | Executing inside that scope | Strong model plans; executor applies bounded changes. |
| Risk and quality review | Cost report generation | Review remains high-value work. |