Offload cheap work from `Claude Code` to a low-cost helper model

Stop spending premium context on bulk reads and boilerplate. Route low-value CLI work to a cheap model, keep core reasoning local, and the savings are large enough to try now.

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A Bash-called helper handled bulk file reads and boilerplate generation, while CLAUDE.md defined when to delegate versus keep work in Claude.
Over 3 weeks, weekly Pro limit exhaustion disappeared. The pattern reduced pressure on the primary model instead of chasing prompt tweaks.
Doc updates reportedly dropped from about 5,000 tokens to 200 tokens. Expensive context was reserved for judgment, not mechanical edits.
Total helper-model spend was just $0.38. If your workflow burns tokens on repetitive prep work, this routing pattern is hard to ignore.

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