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Nine Cursor switches that cut Grok Bot spend

Habits were only half the burn. Default task and cloud models were the rest.

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What hurt

klöss (@kloss_xyz) already audited routines that ran too often. A follow-up: on a Cursor plan, leaving task models and Cloud Agents on default can auto-pick High/Fast and bill about 2x. He posted nine concrete settings steps and said token use dropped about 60% after.

What to install or create

No new bot. Tip only. Flip off unused models in Cursor desktop, pin a cheaper task model (do not leave Default), open Cloud Agents → Preferences → Default model and pin that too, then cap on-demand spend. Quote his steps — do not invent a prompt.

Bots

  • No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.

Plugins

  • None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.

Files

  • Optional: a note of which models you allow for chat vs cloud agents.

Routines

  • None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.

The prompt

This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.

First run

  1. 1Read https://x.com/kloss_xyz/status/2095668725840244991 (full note has all nine steps).
  2. 2Open Cursor desktop Settings → Models. Flip off models you do not want.
  3. 3At the top, set Task models to a cost-efficient pick. Do not leave Default — High/Fast can bill ~2x.
  4. 4Open Cloud Agents (side menu → web dashboard). Under Preferences, set Default model the same way — not Default.
  5. 5Bonus: Spending → put on-demand usage on a cap you accept, not unlimited.
  6. 6Optional related tip: avoid routines every 1/5/30 minutes; prefer a daily or twice-daily schedule (see also @Bobby_1509).

Approval fence

No send, post, or spend. Changing model defaults only.

What to tweak

Steal the settings path. Default is the expensive choice twice — desktop tasks and cloud agents.

Source

klöss @kloss_xyz · Original post

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