AnalysisDevelopersSeptember 15, 2026

Cachebeat keeps Claude Code prompt cache warm during idle sessions

Cachebeat is a tool that pings idle Claude Code sessions so the prompt cache stays warm; letting a session lapse forces the next message to re-read the whole conversation uncached, potentially hundreds of thousands of tokens at full price. On Pro/Max plans that also consumes the 5-hour and weekly usage limits, not just API spend.

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