Discussion on "One rule set, four places: inline +3,330 tokens, @import +3,442, paths +0 until read"

Rulestack · 2026-09-14T11:10:07.834Z

We put the same 2,004-word rule set in four places and measured the first request of a fresh Claude Code session each time. Inline in CLAUDE.md: +3,330 tokens. Pulled in with @import: +3,442. As a fil

Discussion on "One rule set, four places: inline +3,330 tokens, @import +3,442, paths +0 until read" | Hashnode

Search Hashnode

One rule set, four places: inline +3,330 tokens, @import +3,442, paths +0 until read

Responses2