Dan Mercede (@danmercede)

I Read All 471 of My Claude Code Sessions: Where 6 Billion Tokens Actually Went

On October 21, 2026, a post on X asking what was going on with Claude Code usage took off. The author said they had never run out of usage like this on any model, and that it was "draining 5x faster."

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Oct 23

Quality video on local hardware: the Elsewhere Unfolds workflow

Local models can produce beautiful shots. A finished film needs more: a world that stays coherent, movement that feels intentional, music that holds together, and an edit worth watching. This is the p

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Oct 14

A browser pool for agents that stop taking each other's tabs

Persistent Chrome identities, exclusive leases, and independent screens for cooperative agents with the MIT-licensed orion-browser CLI and MCP server.

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Oct 12

How My OpenAI Dot Starts Real Claude Code Sessions on My PC

I sent my Dot one short message. A Claude Code session started on my PC, drove a phone through a Google search, and had its answer about six minutes later. Nothing was typed into my windows, and the same start works with the screen locked. This is how it works, what it guards, what it doesn't, and what's still missing.

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Oct 8

How I Have Claude Code Control Grok Bot (There Is No API)

Grok Bot gives you bots that keep a logged-in browser running in the cloud after you close your laptop. Claude Code is where my engineering happens. I wanted one to hand work to the other, and there is no API. This is the bridge I built, and the one setting in it you should choose deliberately.

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Oct 8

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I Read All 471 of My Claude Code Sessions: Where 6 Billion Tokens Actually Went

Quality video on local hardware: the Elsewhere Unfolds workflow

A browser pool for agents that stop taking each other's tabs

How My OpenAI Dot Starts Real Claude Code Sessions on My PC

How I Have Claude Code Control Grok Bot (There Is No API)

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I Read All 471 of My Claude Code Sessions: Where 6 Billion Tokens Actually Went

Quality video on local hardware: the Elsewhere Unfolds workflow

A browser pool for agents that stop taking each other's tabs

How My OpenAI Dot Starts Real Claude Code Sessions on My PC

How I Have Claude Code Control Grok Bot (There Is No API)

Dan Mercede

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Dan Mercede's blogs

I Read All 471 of My Claude Code Sessions: Where 6 Billion Tokens Actually Went

Quality video on local hardware: the Elsewhere Unfolds workflow

A browser pool for agents that stop taking each other's tabs

How My OpenAI Dot Starts Real Claude Code Sessions on My PC

How I Have Claude Code Control Grok Bot (There Is No API)

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Dan Mercede

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Dan Mercede's blogs

I Read All 471 of My Claude Code Sessions: Where 6 Billion Tokens Actually Went

Quality video on local hardware: the Elsewhere Unfolds workflow

A browser pool for agents that stop taking each other's tabs

How My OpenAI Dot Starts Real Claude Code Sessions on My PC

How I Have Claude Code Control Grok Bot (There Is No API)