5 plugins that stop Claude Code from eating your tokens

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If Claude Code burns through your tokens, the problem usually isn't Claude — you're just missing the right plugins. Here are the 5:

1. Headroom — sits between you and the model and only passes on what matters: it compresses tool outputs, logs and files before they reach the LLM, so you get the same result with fewer tokens. Compression runs on your machine.

🔗GitHubhttps://github.com/headroomlabs-ai/headroom 🔗Docshttps://docs.headroomlabs.ai/docs

pip install "headroom-ai[all]"
headroom wrap claude

headroom wrap claude starts a local proxy, also installs the Serena MCP server for that project, and launches Claude Code through Headroom. An anonymous usage beacon is on by default (no prompts or code) — turn it off with HEADROOM_TELEMETRY=off.

2. Task Observer — watches how you work, learns your style, and proposes improvements to your other skills (and new skills). You review and approve every change.

🔗GitHubhttps://github.com/rebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all 🔗Sitehttps://www.rebelytics.com/task-observer/

npx skills add rebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all --skill task-observer

Then add the activation instruction from references/environments.md to your CLAUDE.md — installing alone isn't enough.

3. Claude Mem — memory for Claude from one session to the next, so you don't re-explain your project every time.

🔗GitHubhttps://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem

npx claude-mem install

The plugin is free and open-source. The installer offers a sign-in for a hosted "observer" with a 30-day free trial; after that, memory falls back to your Anthropic plan unless you subscribe. You can skip the sign-in (see the README).

4. Claude Code Setup — official Anthropic plugin: scans your code and tells you which hooks, skills, MCP servers and sub-agents you should add. It's read-only — it recommends, it doesn't change your files.

🔗Pluginhttps://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/tree/main/plugins/claude-code-setup

/plugin install claude-code-setup@claude-plugins-official

Then just ask: "recommend automations for this project".

5. OmniRoute — when you hit your Claude limits, it switches you to free or cheap models (DeepSeek, GLM…) so you keep working until your limit resets.

🔗GitHubhttps://github.com/cheaper-inference/OmniRoute

npm install -g omniroute
omniroute

OmniRoute's "free" depends on third-party free tiers (some need signup or a payment method), and free models are weaker than Claude.

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