you will run through the pro rate limiting within <1h if you do it the way the article lays out.
But yeah, if you're babysitting a single agent, only applying after reading what it wants to do ... You'll be fine for 3-4 hours before the token limit refreshed after the 5th
I've heard that if you have several relatively active separate sessions open, the limit is a little less restrictive. Especially if you do a /clear and continue your session on a different project. Honestly, a lot of Claude Code seems vibecoded if you look at the client side, too. Can't tell if I'm surprised that the backend has an element of that, too. Hey, dogfood tastes good - I respect them for that.
