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/install token-cost-monitor
Description
Monitor OpenClaw API costs in real-time, set budget alerts, and optimize model spending. Track token usage by session and model, get cost optimization tips,...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and low-risk: it relies on OpenClaw session commands and contains only benign examples and a small read-only shell script. Before installing, ensure you trust the author (source is 'unknown'), confirm the OpenClaw CLI (/status, /usage) is available, and be careful when enabling examples that post to external endpoints (Slack webhook, email): only supply webhooks/credentials you control and review any commands that would transmit data. If you need stronger guarantees, ask the author for a signed provenance link or inspect the skill files locally before use.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: token-cost-monitor
Version: 1.0.0
The skill is a purely informational and utility-based bundle designed to help users monitor and optimize AI API costs. The primary script, scripts/cost_checker.sh, simply prints pricing data to the console, and the documentation (SKILL.md, README.md) provides helpful strategies and placeholder examples for cost management without any evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or harmful instructions.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description match the provided assets: SKILL.md, README, and a small helper script all focus on tracking OpenClaw token usage, budget alerts, and model routing. The skill assumes access to OpenClaw session commands (/status, /usage), which is expected for this purpose.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions stay within cost monitoring/optimization. A few examples show sending summaries to external endpoints (curl to Slack webhook, mail) and some vague example commands like "Analyze spending trend" — these are illustrative rather than imperative, but they do imply the user will provide webhooks/addresses and the agent may send data externally if configured. README's claim of "No external API calls" conflicts slightly with these examples.
Install Mechanism
No install spec — instruction-only plus a small shell script. No downloads or archive extraction. The included script is simple, prints pricing and tips, and declares no external endpoints or env access.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables or credentials, which is appropriate. Example integrations (Slack webhook, email) would require user-supplied secrets/URLs but these are not requested by the skill itself. Verify you don't provide credentials implicitly when using those examples.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request system or other-skill configuration changes. It does not require permanent presence or elevated privileges.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install token-cost-monitor - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/token-cost-monitor - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release - API cost tracking and budget alerts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Token Cost Monitor?
Monitor OpenClaw API costs in real-time, set budget alerts, and optimize model spending. Track token usage by session and model, get cost optimization tips,... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 155 downloads so far.
How do I install Token Cost Monitor?
Run "/install token-cost-monitor" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Token Cost Monitor free?
Yes, Token Cost Monitor is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Token Cost Monitor support?
Token Cost Monitor is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Token Cost Monitor?
It is built and maintained by redwoo (@redwoo); the current version is v1.0.0.
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