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---
name: cost-tracker
description: "Real-time cost tracking across all agent sessions with budget alerts"
triggers: ["cost", "spending", "budget", "how much", "token usage", "burn rate"]
---
# /cost — Cost Tracker
Agent HQ API at localhost:3005. Shows spending across all Claude sessions.
## When activated:
Run: `curl -s http://localhost:3005/api/costs`
Parse the JSON and display:
```
Cost Dashboard
═══════════════════════════════
Today: $[today] ([todayTokens] tokens)
Yesterday: $[yesterday] ([yesterdayTokens] tokens)
Total: $[total] ([totalTokens] tokens)
By Agent:
[agent1] $[cost] [██████████░░░░░░] [messages] msgs
[agent2] $[cost] [████░░░░░░░░░░░░] [messages] msgs
...
```
Then present via AskUserQuestion:
| Option | What it does |
|--------|-------------|
| View daily breakdown (Recommended) | Show cost per day for last 7 days |
| View by agent | Show cost per agent with message counts |
| View by model | Group costs by model (opus/sonnet/haiku/flash) |
| Set budget alert | Ask threshold, save to state |
| Something else | Free text |
### Budget Alert
If daily cost > $5, show warning:
```
⚠️ Daily spend: $[amount] (threshold: $5.00)
```
### After every action, suggest next steps via AskUserQuestion.
