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Claude Monitor — Development skill for Claude Code

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A menulet that tracks your Claude Code token usage.

How to install Claude Monitor

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open RISCfuture/Claude-Monitor and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Claude Monitor does

A macOS menu bar application that displays your Claude API usage limits.

Alternatives in Development

  • Claude Usage — A local dashboard for tracking your Claude Code token usage, costs, and session history 864 ★
  • Caveman Claude Skill — Ultra-compressed communication mode for Claude 396 ★
  • Opencode Bar — Effortless token usage tracker for OpenCode 309 ★

README

Claude Monitor

A macOS menu bar application that displays your Claude API usage limits.

Features

  • Menu bar icon showing current usage status
  • Popover with detailed usage breakdown by limit type
  • Automatic background refresh
  • Native macOS notifications when usage thresholds are reached
  • Secure token storage in macOS Keychain

Requirements

  • macOS 14.0+
  • Xcode 16.0+

Installation

From Source

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Open Claude Monitor.xcodeproj in Xcode
  3. Build and run

Configuration

On first launch, you'll need to provide your Claude session token:

  1. Click the menu bar icon
  2. Click "Settings" or press Cmd+,
  3. Enter your session token

Development

Formatting

This project uses [swift-format](https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-format) for code formatting:

swift format format --in-place --recursive "Claude Monitor"

Linting

This project uses [SwiftLint](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint) for linting:

swiftlint lint "Claude Monitor"

Building

xcodebuild -scheme "Claude Monitor" -configuration Release build

License

MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

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