My Claude Max bill is due in two days. Based on ccusage, I would have spent $174 over the past five days using API calls alone. So, for now at least, it seems to offer pretty good value.
Yolo Mode
May 28, 2025
After spending countless hours trying to get Claude to respect my permission
settings, I was beginning to feel frustrated and stuck. Every time I tried to
make progress, I was interrupted by the same repetitive and intrusive menu
prompts asking for permission yet again. It felt like a never-ending loop.
Eventually, while browsing Reddit in search of answers, I stumbled upon a post
that appeared to offer a solution. According to the post, the key was to use a
specific command-line flag: claude --dangerously-skip-permissions. I gave it a
try, and to my relief, it worked. This single command effectively bypassed the
constant permission requests, allowing Claude to run smoothly without the
interruptions that had been slowing everything down.
Modifying Permissions
May 28, 2025
I managed to create a file for consistently using permissions from the single root-level. Hopefully, Claude will now use these permissions across all projects.
Claude Opus 4
May 24, 2025
I’ve been thoroughly impressed with this new model from Anthropic — its performance, responsiveness, and overall capabilities have exceeded my expectations. I can imagine that relying solely on API calls to access it would be prohibitively expensive for most users. Thankfully, the Max subscription significantly reduces that financial strain, making it much more accessible for regular use. The only drawback, however, is that I still need to budget around $100 each month to maintain access, which can be a challenge at times. Even so, the value it provides makes the cost feel more justifiable.
Claude 4
May 22, 2025
Anthropic has introduced Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, its latest generation of hybrid-reasoning AI models optimized for coding tasks and solving complex problems.