# claude-usage-analyst

This skill explains where your Claude tokens and money went, reading ccusage data for model mix, cache and 5-hour blocks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 403 installs · ★ 1493
- Author: daymade
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills/tree/HEAD/daymade-claude-code/claude-usage-analyst/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/claude-usage-analyst

## What it does

The skill reads local Claude logs through `ccusage` and turns them into a readable report: total tokens, estimated cost, which model burned the most. Cache gets its own section, because cache read tokens still pressure your quota even though you never typed those words.

A bundled script, `scripts/analyze_claude_usage.py`, runs over a date window and a timezone. The default window is today in the chosen timezone, so for a historical comparison you have to set `--since` yourself — otherwise the rank and median fields describe a single day. Pass `--model-a` and `--model-b` to compare two models.

Check that `ccusage` is present first: `ccusage --version`. If it is missing, install it with `npm install -g ccusage@latest` or run `npx ccusage@latest`. One caveat worth knowing: `ccusage claude` covers local Claude logs, including Claude Desktop sessions when those logs exist, but it is not a full bill for ordinary Claude.ai chats. Exact plan quota rules cannot be inferred from local token counts, so the skill calls it quota-like pressure unless you supply plan details.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-usage-analyst -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/claude-usage-analyst/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/claude-usage-analyst/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-usage-analyst -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/claude-usage-analyst/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-usage-analyst -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/claude-usage-analyst/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daymade/claude-code-skills claude-usage-analyst
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/claude-usage-analyst/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-usage-analyst -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills --path daymade-claude-code/claude-usage-analyst
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/claude-usage-analyst/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill claude-usage-analyst -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills/tree/HEAD/daymade-claude-code/claude-usage-analyst/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find out why the Claude quota ran out
- count tokens spent today and on earlier days
- compare two models by token volume and cost
- explain cache reads to someone non-technical
- break usage down by 5-hour blocks

## Example prompts
- Why did my Claude quota run out? Walk through the ccusage data.
- Compare fable and opus-4-8 by tokens and cost this month.
- How many tokens did I spend today, and what did that cost?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: claude-usage-analyst
disable-model-invocation: true
description: Analyze Claude Code and Claude Desktop Code token usage, cost, quota burn, model mix, cache read/write, and 5-hour block consumption using ccusage evidence. Use when the user asks why Claude quota was exhausted, whether a model such as fable/opus/sonnet is unusually expensive, how many tokens were spent today or historically, or needs a human-friendly explanation of local Claude Code CLI/Desktop usage.
---

# Claude Usage Analyst

## Overview

Use this skill to produce evidence-based usage explanations from local `ccusage` data. Separate observed numbers from interpretation, and explain quota burn in human terms.

## Workflow

1. Verify `ccusage` is available:
   ```bash
   ccusage --version
   ```
   If missing, install or update with `npm install -g ccusage@latest` or run with `npx ccusage@latest`.

2. Run the bundled analyzer for the requested window:
   ```bash
   python3 /path/to/claude-usage-analyst/scripts/analyze_claude_usage.py \
     --since YYYY-MM-DD --until YYYY-MM-DD --timezone Asia/Shanghai
   ```
   Default `--since/--until` is today in the selected timezone.
   For historical comparison, set `--since` to an earlier date such as the first day of the month; otherwise rank/median fields only describe the single target day.

3. If the user asks about a specific model comparison, pass aliases:
   ```bash
   python3 scripts/analyze_claude_usage.py --model-a fable --model-b opus-4-8
   ```

4. Read `references/explanation-guide.md` when writing the final answer.

## Evidence Rules

- Base numeric claims on `ccusage` output or the bundled analyzer output.
- State the scope: `ccusage claude` measures local Claude Code usage logs, including Claude Desktop's Claude Code sessions when those local logs exist. It is not a complete ordinary Claude.ai chat bill.
- Report dates with timezone.
- Explain cache clearly: cache read tokens are still usage/quota pressure even though the user did not type those words.
- Do not infer Anthropic plan quota rules from local token counts unless the user provides plan details. Say "quota-like pressure" or "ccusage estimated cost/token burn" when exact plan accounting is unknown.
- When comparing models, compare both token volume and estimated cost. A model can have similar token volume but higher cost.

## Output Shape

Use this structure unless the user asks otherwise:

1. Short conclusion in plain language.
2. Evidence table: total tokens, cost, input, output, cache create, cache read.
3. Model comparison table.
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