manta-token-economylisted

# manta-token-economy Every turn re-reads the cached prefix. **Cache reads count fully against the session quota.** Task cost ≈ N_turns × (initial_prefix + cumulative additions). Discipline: - **Batch independent tool calls in one turn.** Issue multiple `Read`/`Grep`/`Bash` in parallel within a single message, not back-to-back turns. One turn ≫ three turns. - **Compound shell commands.** `cmd1 && cmd2 && cmd3` (or `;` for non-dependent) for multi-step inspection — never sequential single-command bash turns. - **Don't re-Read after Edit.** `Edit` validates `old_string`; trust the prior Read. Re-reading the same file adds thousands of tokens to every subsequent turn's cache_read. - **Use `offset`/`limit` on large Reads.** A 36KB file is ~9k tokens × every later turn. Read only the relevant section. - **No `--output json | head` / huge JSON dumps from bash.** Use `--output table` for inspection; project specific fields with `--jq`/`python3 -c` when JSON is needed. - **Compound `git` ops.** `git status && git diff --stat && git log -3` in one bash call, not three turns. - **Prefer `Grep` over `Bash` for content search.** Don't run `grep` or `rg` via Bash when the `Grep` tool exists — it's faster and returns structured results without parsing overhead. - **Batch file reads when inspecting a directory.** If you need to understand the structure of `src/main/`, `src/renderer/`, etc., read the directory listing once and use it to plan targeted `Re