MCPSpend

Name: MCPSpend Review
Item: MCPSpend
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

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Tracks actual MCP infrastructure costs by tool and project, preventing runaway spend on agent-driven workloads and enabling accurate chargeback to teams or c…

Real-time cost observability for Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool calls. Wraps any MCP server, attributes spend per tool/project/customer. Free tier 25K calls/mo. EU-hosted

Track API costs by team member and project to identify spending patterns.
Monitor real-time expenses from MCP tool calls across your development environment.
Attribute costs to specific customers or internal projects for accurate billing.

86 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Tracks actual MCP infrastructure costs by tool and project, preventing runaway spend on agent-driven workloads and enabling accurate chargeback to teams or customers.

Best for

DevOps and platform teams managing multi-tenant MCP deployments with cost allocation requirements.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/andreisirbu91-lab/MCPSpend

By andreisirbu91-lab

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add MCPSpend -- npx -y MCPSpend

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

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me track API costs by team member and project to identify spending patterns

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars86Last updated2026-07-29LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-29 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

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): 86 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

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 86 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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