Claude Dependency MonitorBed 04 · Case #AKEB-Y6NNLV · anonymous developer▲ STREAK HIGH
II · Prompts to Claude per day30 D · Aug 31 → Sep 29
▼ 126

One spike per day. The taller the spike, the more prompts you sent Claude that day. Flat line: a day off.

Claude dependency/100
73
Stage 4 · CHRONIC
▲ More addicted than 82% of patientsamong 73 patients diagnosed
DX · CDT-20.4

Streak Dependency Syndrome

Has not missed a day. Claude now has a key to the apartment.

Headlines · the most spectacular numbers in this chart
WORDS WRITTEN BY CLAUDE12MAbout 21 copies of War and Peace, thinking included
TERMINAL COMMANDS13KShell commands Claude ran for you
SUBAGENTS LAUNCHED175Helper agents Claude started to split the work
LONGEST RUN WITHOUT YOU5 H 17Claude working alone on a single request
HOURS OF CLAUDE AT WORK108 HFrom each prompt to Claude's final answer, added up
▼ FULL CHART
01 · Attendance30-day observation

Present 29 days out of 30.

▸ NURSE NOTE18 days in a row. The patient hasn't taken a day off. Neither has Claude.

1,443prompts to Claude, 50 per active day
149 Hof active time in 116 sessions
SEP 19busiest day, 126 prompts
02 · Circadian rhythmpeak 12 PM

On duty from 8:02 AM to 4:13 AM.

▸ NURSE NOTE35 h a week with Claude. A full-time job is 35. This one doesn't pay overtime.

Night shift: midnight to 5 AM 12 AM to 1 AM: 79 prompts1 AM to 2 AM: 52 prompts2 AM to 3 AM: 67 prompts3 AM to 4 AM: 24 prompts4 AM to 5 AM: 3 prompts7 AM to 8 AM: 3 prompts8 AM to 9 AM: 20 prompts9 AM to 10 AM: 24 prompts10 AM to 11 AM: 30 prompts11 AM to 12 PM: 93 prompts12 PM to 1 PM: 151 prompts1 PM to 2 PM: 79 prompts2 PM to 3 PM: 67 prompts3 PM to 4 PM: 89 prompts4 PM to 5 PM: 83 prompts5 PM to 6 PM: 99 prompts6 PM to 7 PM: 133 prompts7 PM to 8 PM: 81 prompts8 PM to 9 PM: 50 prompts9 PM to 10 PM: 42 prompts10 PM to 11 PM: 79 prompts11 PM to 12 AM: 95 prompts12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM 12 PM peak hour

Your Claude day

Earliest first prompt and latest last prompt over the whole period.

Weekly pattern

Prompts by day of week. Weekends highlighted. Busiest: Saturday.

03 · Side effectscounted, not estimated

Claude wrote you 12M words.

▸ NURSE NOTE175 subagents hired. That's bigger than most startups.

21×
War and Peace, written by Claude

One book = one War and Peace (587,287 words). Typing all that at 40 words a minute, nonstop: 214 days. Thinking included.

3.9Btokens processedLike re-reading the whole Harry Potter saga 2,726 times.
13Kshell commands runYour terminal has never been this busy.
108 hof Claude working on your requestsTimed from each prompt to Claude's final answer.
453web searches and page fetchesClaude googles so you don't have to.
282MCP tool callsPlugged into everything.
7context overflowsConversations so long Claude had to summarize them.
1,662 / 1,137
File reads / edits

Reads first, edits later. Mostly.

Procedures performed

What Claude reached for most, in tool calls.

175
Subagents hired

Claude delegates, like a real manager.

Each person = 5 subagents

5 h 17 min
Longest solo run by Claude

On a single request, unattended. For scale:

A football match
1 h 30
Titanic
3 h 14
The Return of the King (extended)
4 h 23
Claude, alone, on one of your requests
5 h 17
56
times you hit Esc on Claude

Rude, but efficient.

Each key = 2 interruptions

38
projects on the go

Focus is overrated.

04 · MedicationRx only

Prescribed: Claudoxine 73 mg.

▸ NURSE NOTEPrefers the premium dose. Insurance will not cover this.

Claudoxine®Package leaflet

Possible side effects

Observed in this patient. Each one is backed by a number.

  • Inability to go a day without Claude18-day streak
  • A second job, unpaid35 h a week with Claude
  • Losing track of time mid-sessionlongest session 5.9 h
  • A calendar made entirely of Claude days29 of 30 days
  • Occasional prompt binges126 prompts in one day
  • Compulsive Esc-pressing56 interruptions
  • Managing a team you have never met175 subagents
  • Saying "just run it" out loud13K shell commands

If side effects persist, keep shipping.

Active ingredients

Opus, 69% of the time. 100 pills, one per 1% of Claude's responses, colored by model.

Opus 69%Fable 31%Sonnet <1%Haiku <1%
05 · Symptom profile73/100

Where the 73 points came from.

▸ NURSE NOTEMain symptom: showing up every day. Textbook.

Share of each symptom's points earned. Each one is scored linearly between two reference values. Full rules

Active hours per active day: 62% of its pointsLongest streak: 84% of its pointsPresence: 100% of its pointsIntensity: 60% of its pointsMarathon: 98% of its pointsDelegation: 75% of its pointsOutput: 100% of its pointsUsage limits hit: 13% of its pointsOpus share: 69% of its pointsHours62%Streak84%Presence100%Intensity60%Marathon98%Delegation75%Output100%Limits13%Opus69%
SymptomResultReferenceSeverityPoints
Active hours per active day5.1 h0.5-8 h ELEV12.4/20
Longest streak18 days2-21 d HIGH12.6/15
Presence97%15%-90% HIGH10.0/10
Intensity505-80 ELEV6.0/10
Marathon5.9 h1-6 h HIGH9.8/10
Delegation6.00-8 HIGH7.5/10
Output426K15K-300K HIGH10.0/10
Usage limits hit1.00-81.3/10
Opus share69%0%-100% ELEV3.5/5
06 · PrognosisUpdated Sep 29

The terminal tab is never closed. Prognosis: alarmingly productive.

℞
Claude Dependency ClinicPatient: anonymous developer · Case #AKEB-Y6NNLV · Sep 29
  1. Claude, as needed. Current dose: 50 prompts per active day.
  2. Stand up and stretch every 90 minutes. Patient's longest session: 5.9 h.
  3. One day off per week, recommended. Current streak: 18 days.
  4. Refills: unlimited. Side effects: may include shipping.

Computed on the patient's machine from Claude Code usage patterns. This page holds aggregate numbers only: no prompts, code, file paths or project names.

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One command in your terminal. The score is computed on your machine. Your prompts, code and file names never leave it.

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$npx claude-dependency-test

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1/plugin marketplace add camilleroux/claude-dependency-test
2/plugin install claude-dependency-test@claude-dependency-test
3/claude-dependency-test:diagnose

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