TokenBurnRate

TokenBurnRate

See where your AI tokens go — and how to spend less of them.

TokenBurnRate is an MCP server + CLI that logs every Claude / GPT / Gemini API call locally, shows you a cost dashboard in your terminal, and tells you exactly how to reduce that cost.

  ⬡ token-tracker  LAST 7 DAYS
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  Overview
  Total cost          $18.7421   (~$80.59/month est.)
  API calls           347
  Input tokens        4.82M
  Cache reads         620K  (11.4% hit rate)

  Daily Cost
  Mon Jun 02  ████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░   $2.14
  Tue Jun 03  ████████████████████░░░░   $3.82
  Thu Jun 05  ████████████████████████   $4.51

  💡 Optimization Hints               saves $31.20/mo
  ● CRIT  Prompt cache barely used
          Cache hit rate: 11.4% — target is 30–60%
          Action: Move static content to top of messages
          Est. saving: $12.40/month

  ● HIGH  Expensive model doing test generation
          104 test-gen calls on Sonnet costing $2.25/week
          Action: Route to claude-haiku-4-5, saves 80%
          Est. saving: $7.80/month

Install

npm install -g token-tracker-mcp

Or run without installing:

npx token-tracker-mcp report

Add to Claude Desktop

node scripts/setup.js

Or add manually to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "token-tracker": {
      "command": "token-tracker",
      "args": ["serve"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Done.

CLI Commands

MCP Tools (use inside Claude)

Optimization Hints Engine

8 deterministic rules — no LLM calls, runs instantly on your local data:

Each hint includes severity · evidence · recommended action · estimated monthly saving.

Privacy

All data stored at ~/.token-tracker/usage.db (SQLite). Nothing leaves your machine. No telemetry, no account required.

Development

git clone https://github.com/nikhilnt1234/TokenBurnRate.git
cd TokenBurnRate
npm install --ignore-scripts
npx tsup
npm test

Roadmap

• [ ] Team / Supabase backend (multi-user shared dashboard)
• [ ] Weekly email digest
• [ ] Slack / webhook alerts
• [ ] macOS menubar app

License

MIT © 2026 Nikhil T