AI credits drain fast in VS Code agent sessions

The short fix, its sources, and where this limit comes from.

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Quick fix

Lower thinking effort, expose only relevant tools, move repeated loops into scripts, and watch per-request usage in debug logs.

Sources

  1. code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage

Why you hit this limit

Fix 9 of 12 · All fixes

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