[qzira]

One thing I've noticed when running Claude Code in production is that the choice of tools matters less than the cost controls around them.

Claude Code can generate surprisingly large API bills when running autonomously overnight. I ended up building a separate gateway layer specifically to enforce budget caps before requests hit the provider — not just alerts, but hard stops.

Knowing that it can't exceed your budget regardless of what it picks makes the 'what tools does it choose' question a lot less stressful.