Work
Map every routine on a calendar to reset day, then pause the biggest drains
Hitting mid-week usage with days left means something is burning tokens unnoticed.
What hurt
Luis Barragan (@luisbarragan) hit 56% weekly usage with days still left, then built a Usage Watch template: it maps all bots' routines onto a color-coded calendar up to the reset, flags the biggest drains, and pauses them when he says so. He posted a share link for the template. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Inventory routines → calendar to reset → flag drains → you pause.
Bots
Usage Watch
Maps routines to reset, flags drains, pauses on command.
Plugins
Calendar
Optional
Routines
Usage map. When usage spikes or weekly. Rebuild the calendar and list top drains.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/luisbarragan/status/2111229701314535863 (credit @luisbarragan).
- 2Ask the bot to list every routine with schedule and estimated fires until reset.
- 3Have it paint a color-coded calendar through reset day.
- 4Name the top drains and decide which to pause or space out.
- 5Confirm each pause yourself; re-run the map after changes.
Approval fence
Pauses only after you say so. Mapping can be automatic.
What to tweak
Steal the calendar-to-reset view before you add another hourly job.
Source
Luis Barragan @luisbarragan · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
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