claudepulse 1.1.0

Local dashboard for Claude Code token usage, sessions, and cost estimates. Dark UI.

claudepulse

A live pulse on your Claude Code usage. Tokens, sessions, cost — in a dark dashboard that actually reads well.

Claude Code writes detailed usage logs locally — token counts, models, sessions, projects — regardless of your plan. claudepulse reads those logs and turns them into charts and cost estimates. Works on API, Pro, and Max plans.

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What this tracks

Works on API, Pro, and Max plans — Claude Code writes local usage logs regardless of subscription type. claudepulse reads them and gives you visibility the official UI does not.

Captures usage from:

• Claude Code CLI (claude command in terminal)
• VS Code extension (Claude Code sidebar)
• Dispatched Code sessions (sessions routed through Claude Code)

Not captured:

• Cowork sessions — these run server-side and do not write local JSONL transcripts

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Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• No third-party packages — uses only the standard library (sqlite3, http.server, json, pathlib)

Anyone running Claude Code already has Python installed.

Install

Pick one. All three give you a working claudepulse command.

1. One-liner installer (macOS / Linux) — recommended

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ColdDesertLab/claudepulse/main/install.sh | bash
claudepulse

Clones to ~/.claudepulse, drops a launcher in ~/.local/bin/claudepulse, and auto-pulls origin/main on every run. Disable auto-update with CLAUDEPULSE_NO_UPDATE=1. Override paths with CLAUDEPULSE_HOME and CLAUDEPULSE_BIN.

2. pipx (cross-platform)

pipx install claudepulse
claudepulse

Or straight from GitHub:

pipx install git+https://github.com/ColdDesertLab/claudepulse

Upgrade with pipx upgrade claudepulse.

3. Manual clone (no install)

git clone https://github.com/ColdDesertLab/claudepulse
cd claudepulse
python3 cli.py dashboard      # macOS / Linux
python  cli.py dashboard      # Windows

No third-party packages required — pure Python stdlib.

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Usage

claudepulse                # scan + open browser dashboard at http://localhost:8080
claudepulse scan           # scan JSONL files and update database
claudepulse today          # today's usage summary by model
claudepulse stats          # all-time statistics
claudepulse --version

The scanner is incremental — it tracks each file's path and modification time, so re-running scan is fast and only processes new or changed files.

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Design

The dashboard uses a Linear-inspired dark theme — near-black canvas (#08090a), semi-transparent white borders, Inter Variable at weight 510, indigo-violet accent for interactive elements only. Built to be read for long stretches.

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How it works

Claude Code writes one JSONL file per session to ~/.claude/projects/. Each line is a JSON record; assistant-type records contain:

• message.usage.input_tokens — raw prompt tokens
• message.usage.output_tokens — generated tokens
• message.usage.cache_creation_input_tokens — tokens written to prompt cache
• message.usage.cache_read_input_tokens — tokens served from prompt cache
• message.model — the model used (e.g. claude-sonnet-4-6)

scanner.py parses those files and stores the data in a SQLite database at ~/.claude/usage.db.

dashboard.py serves a single-page dashboard on localhost:8080 with Chart.js charts (loaded from CDN). It auto-refreshes every 30 seconds and supports model filtering with bookmarkable URLs.

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Cost estimates

Costs are calculated using Anthropic API pricing as of April 2026 (claude.com/pricing#api).

Only models whose name contains opus, sonnet, or haiku are included in cost calculations. Local models, unknown models, and any other model names are excluded (shown as n/a).

Model	Input	Output	Cache Write	Cache Read
claude-opus-4-6	$6.15/MTok	$30.75/MTok	$7.69/MTok	$0.61/MTok
claude-sonnet-4-6	$3.69/MTok	$18.45/MTok	$4.61/MTok	$0.37/MTok
claude-haiku-4-5	$1.23/MTok	$6.15/MTok	$1.54/MTok	$0.12/MTok

Note: These are API prices. If you use Claude Code via a Max or Pro subscription, your actual cost structure is different (subscription-based, not per-token).

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Files

File	Purpose
scanner.py	Parses JSONL transcripts, writes to ~/.claude/usage.db
dashboard.py	HTTP server + single-page HTML/JS dashboard
cli.py	scan, today, stats, dashboard commands
install.sh	One-liner installer + auto-updating launcher
pyproject.toml	Packaging metadata for pip / pipx / PyPI

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.