CodexBar

Name: CodexBar Review
Item: CodexBar
Rating: 3.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Solid

Works inClaude Code

Solid Scanned — metadata only

Tracks API consumption and costs for Codex and Claude Code in real time, eliminating hidden billing surprises and enabling accurate budget forecasting for AI…

Show usage stats for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code, without having to login.

Monitor API usage costs for Codex and Claude Code without opening dashboards
Check remaining token budget across AI coding tools during development sprints
Track which team members use the most API quota for billing allocation

20,776 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Why it matters

Tracks API consumption and costs for Codex and Claude Code in real time, eliminating hidden billing surprises and enabling accurate budget forecasting for AI-assisted development.

Best for

Engineering managers monitoring AI tool spend and developers optimizing code generation API usage.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/steipete/CodexBar

By steipete

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install steipete/CodexBar

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me monitor API usage costs for Codex and Claude Code without opening dashboards

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars20,776Last updated2026-09-01LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-09-01 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 20,776 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

5/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.85 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedSep 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 20,776 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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