Branden

I'm always pushing on a handful of side projects outside of work, and lately I've been using agentic tools to make legitimate progress with the little free time I have. It's been a ton of fun, but I keep running into the same problems over and over again. Token limits & having more ideas than time. Claude Code is great, but as someone who builds recreationally I really don't want to shell out the $100/month that Anthropic is asking for. I've tried all the token usage mitigation tricks. Progressive disclosure, compressing chats, concise rule files... all of it. I still hit the limits.

I wanted to find a way to maximize my value out of the Claude Pro plan, while also speeding up my overall output. I need a way to prevent my Claude Code tokens from being overused. Both in the 5-hr rolling windows, but also in the weekly limits. That's why I built InsomniDev! It uses Gemini CLI (free tier) to do the heavy lifting of plan generation and first implementation pass. Then when I sit down to work I'm getting a head start which let's me build more, but also saves my Claude tokens.

Yes, I know I can upgrade to the $100 plan, but I'm stubborn. I wanted to squeeze everything I could out of the plan I'm already on, not just throw money at the problem.

I figured I'm probably not the only one in this situation. If you're on the $20 plan, juggling side projects, and watching your tokens reset every night while you sleep, InsomniDev is for you.

I want to enable more people like me to push on side projects without having to drop tons of money to do it. I've seen way too many Reddit posts explaining how anyone who isn't willing to spend hundreds on their coding hobbies isn't taking it seriously enough.

I hope it helps you get as much out of your plan as I've now gotten out of mine! I'm able to create new issues from bed and wake up to pull requests in the morning. 🎉