[General] too many tokens per a simple query

**Mood:** 😊
**Category:** General

too many tokens per a simple query

---
| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| App version | 0.2.24 |
| OS | macOS 26.5.0 |
| Theme | GitHub |
| Path | /chat |
| Tenure | Day 3 (Week 1) |

Start by reproducing the report in the app's /chat path using the simple query described, on the reported app version and macOS environment. Inspect the chat token usage and existing diagnostics; the issue is complete when the cause and an objective expected token count or reduction are established, but the report does not name a file or test.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.