Don't buy Claude Max for $200 — install these 3 free tools first

💸 Don't buy Claude Max for $200 — install these 3 free tools first 1. caveman — Claude answers briefly, "like a caveman": no "great question" and no rehashing. It doesn't touch the code. npx @caveman-ai/cli@latest github.com/JuliusBrussee/caveman 2. RTK — compresses the output of tests, git and logs by up to 90% before Claude reads it. Keeps only the errors. brew install rtk github.com/rtk-ai/rtk 3. Claude Code Usage Monitor — shows how much of your limit is left and when it will run out. uv tool install claude-monitor github.com/Maciek-roboblog/Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor Bonus: the /usage command right inside Claude Code will show what eats up your limit the most.