I cut my Claude API bill by 66% with Git-based context

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Hey HN,I built ShadowGit a while back to automatically commit code every minute to a hidden git repo (.shadowgit.git). Original goal was to easily rollback when AI tools break things.But I discovered something interesting: this minute-by-minute history is perfect context for AI assistants.So I built an MCP server that lets Claude/Cursor query this history using native git commands. The results surprised me:Before: Claude would read my entire codebase repeatedly, burning 15,000+ tokens to debug issues. After: Claude runs `git log --grep="drag"` finds when drag-and-drop worked, applies that fix. 5,000 tokens.How it works technically:1. ShadowGit watches your project and commits every save to .

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