Tip: Baseline Headless Token Usage With --output-format json Before June 15 Metering
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Ahead of Anthropic's June 15 shift to metered credits for headless workloads, the actionable move is to run automation now with `--output-format json` and log the token counts while it's still subsidized. Establishing per-job baseline consumption lets you forecast post-metering costs and identify which agent loops are token-hungry before they're billed at full API rates.