cost-accrual-tracker
✓Track real-time API cost accrual during LLM execution. Activate on 'cost tracking', 'token usage', 'API costs', 'budget monitoring', 'usage metrics'. NOT for cost estimation, pricing tiers, or billing systems.
Installation
SKILL.md
Real-time tracking of API costs during LLM execution with support for partial costs on abort.
Reality: If you don't capture costs before aborting, you lose:
Timeline: Always been an issue, but became critical with expensive models (GPT-4, Claude Opus)
Track real-time API cost accrual during LLM execution. Activate on 'cost tracking', 'token usage', 'API costs', 'budget monitoring', 'usage metrics'. NOT for cost estimation, pricing tiers, or billing systems. Source: erichowens/some_claude_skills.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/erichowens/some_claude_skills --skill cost-accrual-tracker- Category
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- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is cost-accrual-tracker?
Track real-time API cost accrual during LLM execution. Activate on 'cost tracking', 'token usage', 'API costs', 'budget monitoring', 'usage metrics'. NOT for cost estimation, pricing tiers, or billing systems. Source: erichowens/some_claude_skills.
How do I install cost-accrual-tracker?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/erichowens/some_claude_skills --skill cost-accrual-tracker Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/erichowens/some_claude_skills
Details
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- Source
- skills.sh
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- 2026-02-05