Third-Party Tools

Cost Tracking

ccusage — the community reference tool for tracking API spending. Parses local JSONL files, zero data sent externally.

npx ccusage          # Today's summary
ccusage daily        # Daily report
ccusage blocks --live # Real-time monitoring (5h windows)
ccusage --breakdown  # Breakdown by model

ccburn — Python alternative with burn-rate charts in the terminal. Useful for visualizing consumption relative to billing limits, within a Python ecosystem.

pip install ccburn
ccburn

Dashboard & Monitoring

ccboard — TUI and web interface for monitoring sessions, costs, and statistics in real time.

cargo install ccboard
ccboard          # TUI interface
ccboard --web    # Web UI on localhost:3000

History Search

Straude — social dashboard to track and share consumption stats. Pushes daily metrics (cost, tokens, models) to a public leaderboard. Note: sends machine hostname and a device UUID to Straude servers. Use --dry-run before the first push.

npx straude@latest   # Auth + sync in one command
straude push --dry-run  # Preview without sending
straude status       # Streak, global rank, totals

Token Optimization

RTK (Rust Token Killer) — CLI proxy that filters outputs before they enter the context. 92% reduction on git log, 90% on tests. See card T20 for details.

brew install rtk-ai/tap/rtk
rtk init             # Setup with automatic hook

Parallel Orchestration

Conductor — macOS application for orchestrating multiple Claude Code instances in parallel via git worktrees. Integrated interface: diff viewer, CI/GitHub Actions, Linear, PR workflow.

Install from conductor.build (macOS only as of March 2026).

Typical flow: create one workspace per feature from a GitHub or Linear issue, let the agents run, use “Next Workspace” to handle only those waiting for input.

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Known Gaps (March 2026)

No visual editor for .claude/skills/ skill files. No unified dashboard combining config, sessions, costs, and MCP. MCP config management remains manual via ~/.claude.json.