| name | cost-track |
| description | Auto-capture per-session token usage from the Claude Code session jsonl and persist to the cost-tracking namespace |
| argument-hint | |
| allowed-tools | Bash mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store |
Cost Track
Reads the active Claude Code session jsonl (~/.claude/projects/<encoded-cwd>/<session>.jsonl), tallies assistant-message usage per model, computes USD cost using REFERENCE.md pricing, and writes a structured record to the cost-tracking AgentDB namespace. This is the producer that gives cost-report and cost-optimize real data to consume.
When to use
- After a meaningful chunk of work, to capture spend for the report.
- At session-end to persist the final tally.
- Periodically during long sessions (cron-friendly — see
/loop 30m).
Steps
-
Run the tracker from the project root:
node plugins/ruflo-cost-tracker/scripts/track.mjs
The script auto-discovers the session jsonl from the current working directory. To pin a specific session: TRACK_SESSION=/path/to/session.jsonl. To dry-run (no memory write): TRACK_DRY_RUN=1.
-
Inspect the markdown summary — total cost, per-model and per-tier breakdowns, and the persisted memory key.
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Verify persistence — mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search --query "session-" --namespace cost-tracking should list the new record. cost-report step 1 reads from this namespace.
Record shape (in cost-tracking namespace)
Key: session-<sessionId>. Value (JSON):
{
"sessionId": "1dba3b8c-...",
"cwd": "/Users/cohen/Projects/ruflo",
"startedAt": "2026-05-04T...",
"endedAt": "2026-05-05T...",
"messageCount": 234,
"byModel": {
"claude-opus-4-7": {
"tier": "opus",
"input_tokens": 12345,
"output_tokens": 6789,
"cache_creation_input_tokens": 800000,
"cache_read_input_tokens": 2000000,
"messages": 50,
"cost_usd": 1.23
}
},
"byTier": { "haiku": 0.0, "sonnet": 0.45, "opus": 1.23, "unknown": 0 },
"total_cost_usd": 1.68,
"capturedAt": "2026-05-05T..."
}
Pricing source of truth
The script's PRICING constant mirrors REFERENCE.md "Model pricing (USD per 1M tokens)". Update both together when prices change. Cache-write tokens are billed at cache_write rate; cache-read tokens at cache_read (per Anthropic billing docs).
Env overrides
| Env | Default | Purpose |
|---|
TRACK_CWD | process.cwd() | Override which project's sessions to scan |
TRACK_SESSION | most-recent jsonl | Pin a specific session file |
TRACK_OUT | unset | Also write the JSON summary to this path |
TRACK_DRY_RUN=1 | unset | Skip the memory store call |
TRACK_QUIET=1 | unset | Suppress markdown output |
TRACK_NAMESPACE | cost-tracking | Override target namespace |
Cross-references
cost-report (consumer) — reads records produced by this skill
- REFERENCE.md "Cost attribution formula" — the math the script implements
cost-budget-check (consumer; landing in P2) — reads totals to evaluate alerts