# qianwen-usage

A skill that lets your agent look up Claude sign-in state, token spend, invoices and subscription. Handy when you need to know what you have burned so far.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5400 installs · ★ 116
- Author: QianWen-AI
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/usage/qianwen-usage/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-10
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/qianwen-usage

## What it does

The skill gives the agent one place to query a Claude account: auth status, usage summary, free tier quota, Token Plan, pay-as-you-go, per-model cost breakdown, order history and team seats. It also reads call logs: which requests failed, 4xx and 5xx codes, latency, lookups by request-id.

Under the hood are `qianwen` CLI commands the agent runs with `--format json` and parses. Sign-in takes two phases: `qianwen auth login --init-only --format json` returns a link, then `qianwen auth login --complete --format json` polls until the user approves. No need to ask “did you finish?” in between. In an interactive terminal plain `qianwen auth login` is enough.

You need the Claude CLI installed (`qianwen version`) and Node.js >= 18. The skill checks the CLI version on every run: below 1.3.0 the `billing` and `subscription` groups are unavailable, so upgrade first. The model breakdown covers PAYG spend only; free tier usage lives in `usage free-tier`.

Payments and top-ups are out of scope here — that is `qianwen-payment`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai --skill qianwen-usage -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai --skill qianwen-usage -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai --skill qianwen-usage -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai qianwen-usage
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai --skill qianwen-usage -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai --path skills/usage/qianwen-usage
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai --skill qianwen-usage -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/QianWen-AI/qianwen-ai/tree/HEAD/skills/usage/qianwen-usage/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check whether the agent is signed in to a Claude account
- see how much free tier quota is left
- find failed requests with 4xx and 5xx codes
- break down spend for one model over a period
- look at subscription state and past orders

## Example prompts
- Check if I'm logged in to Claude and show the auth status
- How much did I spend this month, and which models took the most
- Find requests that returned 500 errors in the logs this week

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: qianwen-usage
description: "Manage account auth and query usage/billing/subscription. Use for: login, logout, check usage, view billing, free tier quota, Token Plan status, pay-as-you-go costs, billing summary, model cost breakdown, call logs (which requests failed, 4xx/5xx errors, request latency, recent models called, request-id lookup), subscription status, order history, team seats, PAYG spending limit. Skip for: model browsing, payment/recharge (use qianwen-payment), non-account tasks."
---

# QianWenAI Usage

Unified entry point for QianWenAI account, usage, billing, and subscription: auth status, usage summary, free tier quota, Token Plan, pay-as-you-go, billing summary, model cost breakdown, subscription status, order history, team seats, and PAYG spending limit.

## Prerequisites

- **QianWen CLI** must be installed. Verify with:

```bash
qianwen version
```

If not installed, run:

```bash
npm install -g @qianwenai/qianwen-cli
```

Node.js >= 18 required.

- Authentication: No configuration needed on first use. The CLI handles non-TTY detection and safe login automatically (see Authentication Flow below).

## Execution Baseline

These rules apply to every command in this skill:

- **CLI version baseline: 1.3.0.** Before executing, check `qianwen version`. If the installed version is below 1.3.0, do NOT invoke commands that may be missing (notably the `billing` and `subscription` groups); explain that the installed CLI predates the baseline and wait for the user to confirm an upgrade before proceeding. (This is a pre-execution check on every run — distinct from the "CLI Update Check" section below, which only applies when the user explicitly asks about CLI updates.)
- **Whitelist only.** Only run the commands and parameters documented in this file. Never concatenate arbitrary shell strings or pass unchecked user input into command lines.
- **Uniform result states.** Map every command result to one of five states: `success` / `partial` / `empty` / `confirmation_required` / `error`. Never fill in missing or failed results with mock data — report what actually happened.
- **URLs from CLI output only.** Only present URLs returned by the CLI (e.g., `verification_url`). Never fabricate a URL from a name or a guess.

## Authentication Flow (for Agents)

The CLI auto-detects non-TTY environments and degrades safely — no wrapper script needed.

### TL;DR — 3-step auth path

1. `qianwen auth status --format json` → `authenticated: true` → skip to commands
2. `qianwen auth login --init-only --format json` → extract `verification_url` → open in browser
3. `qianwen auth login --complete --format json` → poll until `success` event

### Quick check: already logged in?

```bash
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