How to save Claude Code tokens without losing important context

Before the session

Keep project instructions concise, choose the relevant directory, disable unused MCP tools and prepare a focused task statement. Avoid attaching entire logs or documentation when a small excerpt answers the question.

During the session

Stop repeated tool loops, filter command output, ask for targeted file reads and summarize completed decisions. When starting a new session, carry forward unresolved requirements and the exact current state.

For API and gateway traffic

Varion keeps its proprietary engine implementation private. Commercial evaluation is based on measurable workload-specific outcomes, clear validation boundaries and customer-specific testing rather than disclosure of internal mechanisms. Use the dedicated Token Optimisation product area to evaluate whether the commercial result is suitable for your traffic; no universal performance percentage is promised.

Measurement checklist

1. Choose a representative completed task, not an artificial one-line prompt.
2. Record the selected model, provider input, cached input, output, retries and final result.
3. Change one optimization mechanism at a time so the cause remains visible.
4. Verify required identifiers, tool calls, code changes or business fields.
5. Keep passthrough available when the reduced request does not pass.

Varion commercial evaluation

Varion keeps proprietary product implementation details private. Evaluate Token Optimisation on representative traffic and judge it by the measured commercial result. New verified users receive 100,000 processed input tokens and 50 local test runs.