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CostClaw
A local CLI audit of Claude Code logs that estimates spend at list prices, finds 'spend leaks', and scores your setup.
www.costclaw.io/Active
Two Show HNs (2026-08-05, 2026-09-14); npm costclaw 0.16.2 published 2026-09-15; site live 2026-10-26. (checked 2026-10-25)
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Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (14% of 21 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) (21% of 19 others)
- What does it mainly measure? where the tokens go (context size, per-turn cost, waste, files, tools) (14% of 21 others)
- Where do you mainly see it? a command-line report or terminal UI (24% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (81% of 21 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (86% of 21 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (71% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? developers (100% of 21 others)
- Does it only report, or does it change what the agent does? only reports and alerts; you decide (90% of 21 others)
- Does your usage data leave your machine? no; the only outside calls are to the AI provider itself or a public price list (71% of 21 others)
- What access to your provider accounts does it take? none; it reads local files or data the agent hands it (63% of 19 others)
- Whose usage is it built around? one developer's own usage (76% of 21 others)
Nearest neighbors
- ccusage 80% of 15 shared answers match
- Claude Code Usage Monitor 80% of 15 shared answers match
- tare 80% of 15 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart proprietary or closed source npm package is marked UNLICENSED; no source repo found. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) Free CLI plus a $39 one-time license for 'costclaw optimize'; maker appears to be an individual (judgment). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | the agents' local session logs (Claude Code JSONL and similar) Audits Claude Code logs. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does it mainly measure? | stands apart where the tokens go (context size, per-turn cost, waste, files, tools) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly see it? | stands apart a command-line report or terminal UI | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which coding agents does it cover? | Claude Code only | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it only report, or does it change what the agent does? | only reports and alerts; you decide | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does your usage data leave your machine? | no; the only outside calls are to the AI provider itself or a public price list Free CLI uploads nothing; a hosted Pro dashboard is 'in progress'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What access to your provider accounts does it take? | none; it reads local files or data the agent hands it | source 2026-10-26 |
| Whose usage is it built around? | one developer's own usage | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way to install it? | a package runner or registry (npx, pip/uv, Homebrew formula, agent plugin marketplace) | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Package registry · www.npmjs.com/package/costclaw · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · www.costclaw.io/ · read 2026-10-25
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