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A user shared a technical approach: using a man-in-the-middle router to discard tool output after each new turn and modifying Codex's base URL to point to a local man-in-the-middle service, thereby using Astra multiple times under the $20 plan.
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Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
10/22/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 1/20/2027
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