#!/usr/bin/env node /** * Endless Mode Token Economics Calculator * * Simulates the recursive/cumulative token savings from Endless Mode by * "playing the tape through" with real observation data from SQLite. * * Key Insight: * - Discovery tokens are ALWAYS spent (creating observations) * - But Endless Mode feeds compressed observations as context instead of full tool outputs * - Savings compound recursively - each tool benefits from ALL previous compressions */ const observationsData = [{"id":10136,"type":"decision","title":"Token Accounting Function for Recursive Continuation Pattern","discovery_tokens":4037,"created_at_epoch":1763360747429,"compressed_size":1613}, {"id":10135,"type":"discovery","title":"Sequential Thinking Analysis of Token Economics Calculator","discovery_tokens":1439,"created_at_epoch":1763360651617,"compressed_size":1812}, {"id":10134,"type":"discovery","title":"Recent Context Query 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Output","discovery_tokens":6669,"created_at_epoch":1763360325882,"compressed_size":1188}, {"id":10118,"type":"change","title":"Add Prompt Caching Pricing Model to Token Economics Calculator","discovery_tokens":10433,"created_at_epoch":1763360320552,"compressed_size":1264}, {"id":10117,"type":"discovery","title":"Claude API Prompt Caching Cost Optimization Factor","discovery_tokens":3439,"created_at_epoch":1763360210175,"compressed_size":1142}, {"id":10116,"type":"discovery","title":"Endless Mode Token Economics Verified at Scale","discovery_tokens":2855,"created_at_epoch":1763360144039,"compressed_size":2184}, {"id":10115,"type":"feature","title":"Token Economics Calculator for Endless Mode Sessions","discovery_tokens":13468,"created_at_epoch":1763360134068,"compressed_size":1858}, {"id":10114,"type":"decision","title":"Token Accounting for Recursive Session Continuations","discovery_tokens":3550,"created_at_epoch":1763360052317,"compressed_size":1478}, {"id":10113,"type":"discovery","title":"Performance and Token Optimization Impact Analysis for Endless Mode","discovery_tokens":3464,"created_at_epoch":1763359862175,"compressed_size":1259}, {"id":10112,"type":"change","title":"Endless Mode Blocking Hooks & Transcript Transformation Plan Document Created","discovery_tokens":17312,"created_at_epoch":1763359465307,"compressed_size":2181}, {"id":10111,"type":"change","title":"Plan Document Creation for Morning Implementation","discovery_tokens":3652,"created_at_epoch":1763359347166,"compressed_size":843}, {"id":10110,"type":"decision","title":"Blocking vs Non-Blocking Behavior by Mode","discovery_tokens":3652,"created_at_epoch":1763359347165,"compressed_size":797}, {"id":10109,"type":"decision","title":"Tool Use and Observation Processing Architecture: Non-Blocking vs Blocking","discovery_tokens":3472,"created_at_epoch":1763359247045,"compressed_size":1349}, {"id":10108,"type":"feature","title":"SessionManager.getMessageIterator implements event-driven async generator with graceful abort handling","discovery_tokens":2417,"created_at_epoch":1763359189299,"compressed_size":2016}, {"id":10107,"type":"feature","title":"SessionManager implements event-driven session lifecycle with auto-initialization and zero-latency queue notifications","discovery_tokens":4734,"created_at_epoch":1763359165608,"compressed_size":2781}, {"id":10106,"type":"discovery","title":"Two distinct uses of transcript data: live data flow vs session initialization","discovery_tokens":2933,"created_at_epoch":1763359156448,"compressed_size":2015}, {"id":10105,"type":"discovery","title":"Transcript initialization pattern identified for compressed context on session resume","discovery_tokens":2933,"created_at_epoch":1763359156447,"compressed_size":2536}, {"id":10104,"type":"feature","title":"SDKAgent implements event-driven message generator with continuation prompt logic and Endless Mode integration","discovery_tokens":6148,"created_at_epoch":1763359140399,"compressed_size":3241}, {"id":10103,"type":"discovery","title":"Endless Mode architecture documented with phased implementation plan and context economics","discovery_tokens":5296,"created_at_epoch":1763359127954,"compressed_size":3145}, {"id":10102,"type":"feature","title":"Save hook enhanced to extract and forward tool_use_id for Endless Mode linking","discovery_tokens":3294,"created_at_epoch":1763359115848,"compressed_size":2125}, {"id":10101,"type":"feature","title":"TransformLayer implements Endless Mode context compression via observation substitution","discovery_tokens":4637,"created_at_epoch":1763359108317,"compressed_size":2629}, {"id":10100,"type":"feature","title":"EndlessModeConfig implemented for loading Endless Mode settings from files and environment","discovery_tokens":2313,"created_at_epoch":1763359099972,"compressed_size":2125}, {"id":10098,"type":"change","title":"User prompts wrapped with semantic XML structure in buildInitPrompt and buildContinuationPrompt","discovery_tokens":7806,"created_at_epoch":1763359091460,"compressed_size":1585}, {"id":10099,"type":"discovery","title":"Session persistence mechanism relies on SDK internal state without context reload","discovery_tokens":7806,"created_at_epoch":1763359091460,"compressed_size":1883}, {"id":10097,"type":"change","title":"Worker service session init now extracts userPrompt and promptNumber from request body","discovery_tokens":7806,"created_at_epoch":1763359091459,"compressed_size":1148}, {"id":10096,"type":"feature","title":"SessionManager enhanced to accept dynamic userPrompt updates during multi-turn conversations","discovery_tokens":7806,"created_at_epoch":1763359091457,"compressed_size":1528}, {"id":10095,"type":"discovery","title":"Five lifecycle hooks integrate claude-mem at critical session boundaries","discovery_tokens":6625,"created_at_epoch":1763359074808,"compressed_size":1570}, {"id":10094,"type":"discovery","title":"PostToolUse hook is real-time observation creation point, not delayed processing","discovery_tokens":6625,"created_at_epoch":1763359074807,"compressed_size":2371}, {"id":10093,"type":"discovery","title":"PostToolUse hook timing and compression integration options explored","discovery_tokens":1696,"created_at_epoch":1763359062088,"compressed_size":1605}, {"id":10092,"type":"discovery","title":"Transcript transformation strategy for endless mode identified","discovery_tokens":6112,"created_at_epoch":1763359057563,"compressed_size":1968}, {"id":10091,"type":"decision","title":"Finalized Transcript Compression Implementation Strategy","discovery_tokens":1419,"created_at_epoch":1763358943803,"compressed_size":1556}, {"id":10090,"type":"discovery","title":"UserPromptSubmit Hook as Compression Integration Point","discovery_tokens":1546,"created_at_epoch":1763358931936,"compressed_size":1621}, {"id":10089,"type":"decision","title":"Hypothesis 5 Selected: UserPromptSubmit Hook for Transcript Compression","discovery_tokens":1465,"created_at_epoch":1763358920209,"compressed_size":1918}]; // Estimate original tool output size from discovery tokens // Heuristic: discovery_tokens roughly correlates with original content size // Assumption: If it took 10k tokens to analyze, original was probably 15-30k tokens function estimateOriginalToolOutputSize(discoveryTokens) { // Conservative multiplier: 2x (original content was 2x the discovery cost) // This accounts for: reading the tool output + analyzing it + generating observation return discoveryTokens * 2; } // Convert compressed_size (character count) to approximate token count // Rough heuristic: 1 token ā‰ˆ 4 characters for English text function charsToTokens(chars) { return Math.ceil(chars / 4); } /** * Simulate session WITHOUT Endless Mode (current behavior) * Each continuation carries ALL previous full tool outputs in context */ function calculateWithoutEndlessMode(observations) { let cumulativeContextTokens = 0; let totalDiscoveryTokens = 0; let totalContinuationTokens = 0; const timeline = []; observations.forEach((obs, index) => { const toolNumber = index + 1; const originalToolSize = estimateOriginalToolOutputSize(obs.discovery_tokens); // Discovery cost (creating observation from full tool output) const discoveryCost = obs.discovery_tokens; totalDiscoveryTokens += discoveryCost; // Continuation cost: Re-process ALL previous tool outputs + current one // This is the key recursive cost cumulativeContextTokens += originalToolSize; const continuationCost = cumulativeContextTokens; totalContinuationTokens += continuationCost; timeline.push({ tool: toolNumber, obsId: obs.id, title: obs.title.substring(0, 60), originalSize: originalToolSize, discoveryCost, contextSize: cumulativeContextTokens, continuationCost, totalCostSoFar: totalDiscoveryTokens + totalContinuationTokens }); }); return { totalDiscoveryTokens, totalContinuationTokens, totalTokens: totalDiscoveryTokens + totalContinuationTokens, timeline }; } /** * Simulate session WITH Endless Mode * Each continuation carries ALL previous COMPRESSED observations in context */ function calculateWithEndlessMode(observations) { let cumulativeContextTokens = 0; let totalDiscoveryTokens = 0; let totalContinuationTokens = 0; const timeline = []; observations.forEach((obs, index) => { const toolNumber = index + 1; const originalToolSize = estimateOriginalToolOutputSize(obs.discovery_tokens); const compressedSize = charsToTokens(obs.compressed_size); // Discovery cost (same as without Endless Mode - still need to create observation) const discoveryCost = obs.discovery_tokens; totalDiscoveryTokens += discoveryCost; // KEY DIFFERENCE: Add COMPRESSED size to context, not original size cumulativeContextTokens += compressedSize; const continuationCost = cumulativeContextTokens; totalContinuationTokens += continuationCost; const compressionRatio = ((originalToolSize - compressedSize) / originalToolSize * 100).toFixed(1); timeline.push({ tool: toolNumber, obsId: obs.id, title: obs.title.substring(0, 60), originalSize: originalToolSize, compressedSize, compressionRatio: `${compressionRatio}%`, discoveryCost, contextSize: cumulativeContextTokens, continuationCost, totalCostSoFar: totalDiscoveryTokens + totalContinuationTokens }); }); return { totalDiscoveryTokens, totalContinuationTokens, totalTokens: totalDiscoveryTokens + totalContinuationTokens, timeline }; } /** * Play the tape through - show token-by-token progression */ function playTheTapeThrough(observations) { console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(100)); console.log('ENDLESS MODE TOKEN ECONOMICS CALCULATOR'); console.log('Playing the tape through with REAL observation data'); console.log('='.repeat(100) + '\n'); console.log(`šŸ“Š Dataset: ${observations.length} observations from live sessions\n`); // Calculate both scenarios const without = calculateWithoutEndlessMode(observations); const withMode = calculateWithEndlessMode(observations); // Show first 10 tools from each scenario side by side console.log('šŸŽ¬ TAPE PLAYBACK: First 10 Tools\n'); console.log('WITHOUT Endless Mode (Current) | WITH Endless Mode (Proposed)'); console.log('-'.repeat(100)); for (let i = 0; i < Math.min(10, observations.length); i++) { const w = without.timeline[i]; const e = withMode.timeline[i]; console.log(`\nTool #${w.tool}: ${w.title}`); console.log(` Original: ${w.originalSize.toLocaleString()}t | Compressed: ${e.compressedSize.toLocaleString()}t (${e.compressionRatio} saved)`); console.log(` Context: ${w.contextSize.toLocaleString()}t | Context: ${e.contextSize.toLocaleString()}t`); console.log(` Total: ${w.totalCostSoFar.toLocaleString()}t | Total: ${e.totalCostSoFar.toLocaleString()}t`); } // Summary table console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(100)); console.log('šŸ“ˆ FINAL TOTALS\n'); console.log('WITHOUT Endless Mode (Current):'); console.log(` Discovery tokens: ${without.totalDiscoveryTokens.toLocaleString()}t (creating observations)`); console.log(` Continuation tokens: ${without.totalContinuationTokens.toLocaleString()}t (context accumulation)`); console.log(` TOTAL TOKENS: ${without.totalTokens.toLocaleString()}t`); console.log('\nWITH Endless Mode:'); console.log(` Discovery tokens: ${withMode.totalDiscoveryTokens.toLocaleString()}t (same - still create observations)`); console.log(` Continuation tokens: ${withMode.totalContinuationTokens.toLocaleString()}t (COMPRESSED context)`); console.log(` TOTAL TOKENS: ${withMode.totalTokens.toLocaleString()}t`); const tokensSaved = without.totalTokens - withMode.totalTokens; const percentSaved = (tokensSaved / without.totalTokens * 100).toFixed(1); console.log('\nšŸ’° SAVINGS:'); console.log(` Tokens saved: ${tokensSaved.toLocaleString()}t`); console.log(` Percentage saved: ${percentSaved}%`); console.log(` Efficiency gain: ${(without.totalTokens / withMode.totalTokens).toFixed(2)}x`); // Anthropic scale calculation console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(100)); console.log('šŸŒ ANTHROPIC SCALE IMPACT\n'); // Conservative assumptions const activeUsers = 100000; // Claude Code users const sessionsPerWeek = 10; // Per user const toolsPerSession = observations.length; // Use our actual data const weeklyToolUses = activeUsers * sessionsPerWeek * toolsPerSession; const avgTokensPerToolWithout = without.totalTokens / observations.length; const avgTokensPerToolWith = withMode.totalTokens / observations.length; const weeklyTokensWithout = weeklyToolUses * avgTokensPerToolWithout; const weeklyTokensWith = weeklyToolUses * avgTokensPerToolWith; const weeklyTokensSaved = weeklyTokensWithout - weeklyTokensWith; console.log('Assumptions:'); console.log(` Active Claude Code users: ${activeUsers.toLocaleString()}`); console.log(` Sessions per user/week: ${sessionsPerWeek}`); console.log(` Tools per session: ${toolsPerSession}`); console.log(` Weekly tool uses: ${weeklyToolUses.toLocaleString()}`); console.log('\nWeekly Compute:'); console.log(` Without Endless Mode: ${(weeklyTokensWithout / 1e9).toFixed(2)} billion tokens`); console.log(` With Endless Mode: ${(weeklyTokensWith / 1e9).toFixed(2)} billion tokens`); console.log(` Weekly savings: ${(weeklyTokensSaved / 1e9).toFixed(2)} billion tokens (${percentSaved}%)`); const annualTokensSaved = weeklyTokensSaved * 52; console.log(` Annual savings: ${(annualTokensSaved / 1e12).toFixed(2)} TRILLION tokens`); console.log('\nšŸ’” What this means:'); console.log(` • ${percentSaved}% reduction in Claude Code inference costs`); console.log(` • ${(without.totalTokens / withMode.totalTokens).toFixed(1)}x more users served with same infrastructure`); console.log(` • Massive energy/compute savings at scale`); console.log(` • Longer sessions = better UX without economic penalty`); console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(100) + '\n'); return { without, withMode, tokensSaved, percentSaved, weeklyTokensSaved, annualTokensSaved }; } // Run the calculation playTheTapeThrough(observationsData);