If you're the kind of developer who lives in Claude Code, there's now a physical gadget that shows you exactly how much you're using it. Clawdmeter is an open source project that turns your Claude API stats into a tiny desktop dashboard.
Think of it as a fuel gauge for your AI coding sessions. Instead of digging through usage logs or waiting for your monthly bill, you get real time feedback on a dedicated display sitting next to your keyboard.
This matters because Claude Code users often blow through their API limits without realizing it, especially when working on larger refactors or letting the AI run multiple file operations. A physical dashboard makes that consumption visible before it becomes a problem.
The project is open source, which means you can build your own or modify it to track whatever metrics matter most to your workflow. It's part of a growing trend of developers building physical interfaces for AI tools that otherwise live entirely in software.
For teams using Claude Code heavily, something like this could help manage costs and usage patterns across multiple developers. You'd know immediately if someone's session is chewing through tokens at an unusual rate.
