#tokens

HN latched onto the money leak before the bug itself. A report that Claude Managed Agents append a malware reminder to every file read, then sometimes refuse to edit code anyway, turned into a broader argument about opaque token spend and whether agent harnesses deserve more scrutiny.

HN did not treat one user cancellation as a lone rant. The bigger reaction was about what happens when a coding workflow depends on a proprietary assistant whose behavior, limits, and support start to wobble.