
The Codex Changelog · July 24 · 6 min
Slash Token Bloat and Secure Headless Auth
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We break down how a new update slashes API costs by replacing repeated 1,800-token environment headers with lightweight deltas, cutting bloated long-session billing dramatically. The episode also covers a new cache-auth-tokens flag for headless automation, plus the 401 expiration trap and quieter stderr logs in the latest release.