The One Habit That Doubles Your Claude Code Session Limit

Nate Herk | AI Automation · Intermediate ·💻 AI-Assisted Coding ·1h ago
Full courses + unlimited support: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society-plus/about?el=claude-prompt-caching All my FREE resources: https://www.skool.com/ai-automation-society/about?el=claude-prompt-caching Apply for my YT podcast: https://podcast.nateherk.com/apply Work with me: https://uppitai.com/ My Tools💻 FREE MONTH voice to text: https://get.glaido.com/nate Code NATEHERK for 10% off VPS (annual plan): https://www.hostinger.com/vps/claude-code-hosting Thariq's article: https://x.com/trq212/status/2024574133011673516?s=20 Prompt caching is the reason Claude Code can save you 300M+ tokens a week without you doing anything. In this video I break down the 80/20: what caching actually costs, the small habits that protect your session limits, and the few things that quietly reset the cache. The free token dashboard and session handoff skill are in my school community. Sponsorship Inquiries: 📧 nate@smoothmedia.co Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nateherkelman/ https://x.com/nateherk https://www.instagram.com/nateherk/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 91 Million Tokens Saved 0:32 What Caching Actually Costs 1:14 Why Anthropic Cares About Hit Rate 2:16 How the Cache Grows Each Turn 5:00 Cache TTL Confusion 6:14 Three Habits to Stop Burning Tokens 7:43 What Breaks the Cache 9:15 Free Token Dashboard 10:05 Final Thoughts
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Chapters (9)

91 Million Tokens Saved
0:32 What Caching Actually Costs
1:14 Why Anthropic Cares About Hit Rate
2:16 How the Cache Grows Each Turn
5:00 Cache TTL Confusion
6:14 Three Habits to Stop Burning Tokens
7:43 What Breaks the Cache
9:15 Free Token Dashboard
10:05 Final Thoughts
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