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token-counter

Track and analyze OpenClaw token usage across main, cron, and sub-agent sessions with category, client, model, and tool attribution. Use when the user asks where tokens are being spent, wants daily/weekly token reports, needs per-session drilldowns, or is planning token-cost optimizations and needs evidence from transcript data.

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/mkhaytman87/token-counter

Download Source Code (.zip)

Token Counter

Overview

Use this skill to produce token usage reports from local OpenClaw data. It parses session transcripts (.jsonl), session metadata, and cron definitions, then reports usage by category, client, tool, model, and top token consumers.

Quick Start

Run:

$OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/token-counter/scripts/token-counter --period 7d

Common Commands

Basic report:

$OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/token-counter/scripts/token-counter --period 7d

Focus on selected breakdowns:

$OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/token-counter/scripts/token-counter \
  --period 1d \
  --breakdown tools,category,client

Analyze one session:

$OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/token-counter/scripts/token-counter \
  --session agent:main:cron:d3d76f7a-7090-41c3-bb19-e2324093f9b1

Export JSON:

$OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/token-counter/scripts/token-counter \
  --period 30d \
  --format json \
  --output $OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE/token-usage/token-usage-30d.json

Persist daily snapshot:

$OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/token-counter/scripts/token-counter \
  --period 1d \
  --save

This writes JSON to: $OPENCLAW_WORKSPACE/token-usage/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.json

Defaults and Data Sources

Sessions index: $OPENCLAW_DATA_DIR/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json
Session transcripts: $OPENCLAW_DATA_DIR/agents/main/sessions/*.jsonl
Cron definitions: $OPENCLAW_DATA_DIR/cron/jobs.json

The parser reads assistant usage fields for token counts and uses tool-call records for attribution.

Notes on Attribution

Tool token attribution is heuristic: assistant-message tokens are split across tool calls in that message.
Session totalTokens may come from either session index metadata or transcript usage sums (max is used).
Client detection is rules-based (personal, bonsai, mixed, unknown) using path/domain/email markers.

Validation

Run:

python3 $OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/skill-creator/scripts/quick_validate.py \
  $OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR/token-counter

References

See:

references/classification-rules.md for category/client detection logic and keyword mapping.

Read Full Documentation on GitHub

Metadata

Author@mkhaytman87

Stars1401

Updated2026-02-24

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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-mkhaytman87-token-counter": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}

Safety NoteClawKit audits metadata but not runtime behavior. Use with caution.

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