Anyone else have a bunch of fun with Claude Code's Github integration... until you realized it spends from your API wallet balance? Oops, when I saw the /install-github-app command, I assumed that since I'm on a max plan and Claude Code in my terminal is free, then the Github integration would be free. So I hooked it up to my repo and tagged @claude in everything. It was a lot of fun tagging it in backburner issues a…
> Anyone else have a bunch of fun with Claude Code's Github integration... until you realized it spends from your API wallet balance? Isn't Claude and Anthropic API two separate platforms? How does it spend from your other account?
Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
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Re: Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
#52This is pretty cool.. I like the idea, could I make a semi-snarky feature request and could we add the estimated power consumed to produce results for each session ?
Or just straight to CO2. Google said 1000 tokens emits 8.3g CO2. How many tokens used in a heavy vibe coding day? Average US daily per capita is like 40kg CO2
I don’t understand the concern of this. Let’s say it says you’ve used 1.521kg of CO2 today. How is that actionable?
A single flight from JFK to LAX produces around 20,000kg of CO2. Using the 8.3g value means a flight is equivalent to 2.41 billion tokens.
Re: Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Anyone else have a bunch of fun with Claude Code's Github integration... until you realized it spends from your API wallet balance? Isn't Claude and Anthropic API two separate platforms? How does it spend from your other account?
No. https://console.anthropic.com/settings/billing
What's that link supposed to show? It shows my anthropic account and billing. My claude account and billing (with different payment details) is at https://claude.ai/settings/billing
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#54I really like this idea as I find Claude's transparency frustrating. Claude code's killer features revolve around better tools to manage context and limits vs the desktop app (compact and the % remaining until auto compact), but it's not enough.
If I can offer any advice, it's that the high use of emojis in a project readme (at least for me) looks so unprofessional and makes me worry that a project was vibe -coded in the sense that the AI was possibly not babysat to the extent I think they should. That's just me, though
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Soon we will have low carbon developers
We all were low carbon developers once
Maybe the few that were WFH prior to AI. I just calculated my carbon output for commuting and going to lunch daily versus WFH and using AI and it's wayyy less.
Let's all save earth, stay home and use AI.
Re: Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
#56I really like this idea as I find Claude's transparency frustrating. Claude code's killer features revolve around better tools to manage context and limits vs the desktop app (compact and the % remaining until auto compact), but it's not enough. If I can offer any advice, it's that the high use of emojis in a project readme (at least for me) looks so unprofessional and makes me worry that a project was vibe -coded in…
I got into software in a time where you would get sent to a mental institution when spotted using emojis in a code base. Times have changed.. I use emojis regularly because they help me organize context more visually. Code has now many emojis to keep me happy.
Re: Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or just straight to CO2. Google said 1000 tokens emits 8.3g CO2. How many tokens used in a heavy vibe coding day? Average US daily per capita is like 40kg CO2
I don’t understand the concern of this. Let’s say it says you’ve used 1.521kg of CO2 today. How is that actionable? A single flight from JFK to LAX produces around 20,000kg of CO2. Using the 8.3g value means a flight is equivalent to 2.41 billion tokens.
if you take the long view, flying is irrational too
Re: Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
#58I really like this idea as I find Claude's transparency frustrating. Claude code's killer features revolve around better tools to manage context and limits vs the desktop app (compact and the % remaining until auto compact), but it's not enough. If I can offer any advice, it's that the high use of emojis in a project readme (at least for me) looks so unprofessional and makes me worry that a project was vibe -coded in…
I got into software in a time where you would get sent to a mental institution when spotted using emojis in a code base. Times have changed.. I use emojis regularly because they help me organize context more visually. Code has now many emojis to keep me happy.
This code was written in pure vibe-coding style — mostly for fun.
I've got about 10 years of experience in IT, and even I fully agree:
a 1000-line main file like this one probably deserves to be locked away in a secure facility.
But hey — if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.
Re: Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
Or just straight to CO2. Google said 1000 tokens emits 8.3g CO2. How many tokens used in a heavy vibe coding day? Average US daily per capita is like 40kg CO2
I don’t understand the concern of this. Let’s say it says you’ve used 1.521kg of CO2 today. How is that actionable? A single flight from JFK to LAX produces around 20,000kg of CO2. Using the 8.3g value means a flight is equivalent to 2.41 billion tokens.
I really dislike when people don't see this. They try to cut 10 grams of CO2 per day while other industries (shipping, aviation, rails) produce hundreds of tons per day and even this transportation modes are less that 20% with most CO2 produced mainly being in energy production and used by industry.
Re: Show HN: Claude Code Usage Monitor – real-time tracker to dodge usage cut-offs
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don’t understand the concern of this. Let’s say it says you’ve used 1.521kg of CO2 today. How is that actionable? A single flight from JFK to LAX produces around 20,000kg of CO2. Using the 8.3g value means a flight is equivalent to 2.41 billion tokens.
if you take the long view, flying is irrational too
If you have some time, feel free to open a pull request — even just with a description or clarification of what's going on!
It all sounds super interesting, but I’m still trying to fully grasp the business logic behind it
Once I get the idea, I’ll be happy to jump in and implement it.
Repo is here if you're curious: https://github.com/Maciek-roboblog/Claude-Code-Usage-Monitor...