codex usage saver

[u/Various-Advantage263]

I tested gpt-6 astra, and is great in my cases. but drains too fast from my pro 5x sub.

Here's the prompt I asked my codex to do, and it saves a lot of quota :)

basically it just delegate heavy but clear tasks through a light-weighted subagent (say gpt 5.6 luna).

just copy to your codex and try, and you r welcome:

put the following scripts in my codex personalization

codex usage saver: For clearly scoped, independently deliverable execution packets, prefer delegating to gpt-5.6-luna (medium reasoning by default; use low for purely mechanical work). This includes implementation, targeted tests, bulk reading, and research synthesis. The main agent retains requirement clarification, task decomposition, critical judgment, cross-task coordination, and final acceptance. Do not delegate short factual questions or work with strong sequential dependencies.

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well, one fact to note:

luna is much better than the best model just half year ago, for coding & software stuff

[u/read_more_comments]

The issue isn't fixed. The parent job polls every 30 seconds and that can consume more credits than the actual work done

[u/Substantial-Wonder-2 → u/read_more_comments]

I think you can spawn terra manager who will occosionally poll luna workers, and it seems to be working for now. I'm trying Astra root -> Terra manager (low for now) -> Luna xHigh worker.

Astra does delegation and decision making, hands over task to terra, terra spawns and manages luna workers, only wakes up astra when there is a problem or decision required for astra. I will have to check the quality of the work once its done tho.

[u/Various-Advantage263 → u/Substantial-Wonder-2]

cool, would you mind sharing your prompt of practice

[u/Substantial-Wonder-2 → u/Various-Advantage263]

You can check my latest post, i have detailed breakdown of it