Prompt Cache Control puts a live countdown on Claude Code’s 5 minute cache
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Claude Code already caches your prompt prefix. What it does not tell you is how much of the last request the cache actually served, or how many seconds you have left before that cache lapses and you pay to write the whole thing again. That number matters most exactly when you are not looking at it.…
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- 2026-10-16 16:59 · DEV Community — AI
Prompt Cache Control puts a live countdown on Claude Code’s 5 minute cache