SkillKeeper: Comprehensive AI Coding Session Analytics for macOS

Overview

SkillKeeper is a native macOS menu bar application designed to provide granular visibility into AI coding agent usage. It reads local session logs from popular AI coding tools—including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI—to break down token consumption and execution frequency by specific components. The app helps developers understand exactly what their AI setup runs, where tokens are spent, and how to optimize their workflows.

Benefits

SkillKeeper analyzes session logs to provide a comprehensive breakdown of AI activity. It tracks and displays metrics for skills, agents, and tools. It identifies which specific skills and tools were executed. The app also shows usage and costs associated with Model Context Protocol servers and plugins. It tracks custom hooks and memory files, including the time they add to work. The app counts specific command executions. Users get real-time monitoring and alerts. The menu bar icon turns yellow when a session becomes expensive, alerting users to high token usage in real-time. Users can click directly on an expensive session alert to jump to that specific session in their CLI or IDE. Live counters increment next to the skill as each run happens. The app automatically flags potential issues such as loops, clashing triggers, and unused skills. SkillKeeper offers robust management features for the skills ecosystem. Users can search the skills.sh store directly from the app to install new skills. Users can fine-tune a skill's description and triggers directly within the menu bar without opening the underlying file. Users can pause specific skills to stop token consumption and resume them later. The free version allows five manual pauses. The licensed version offers unlimited pauses and auto-pausing for unused skills. Unused skills can be archived and restored later. Right-clicking a skill copies the command, which can be pasted into any chat interface to run the command immediately.

SkillKeeper tracks usage history across multiple timeframes including five hours, 24 hours, seven days, and 30 days. The free tier provides tracking for the last five hours, 24 hours, and seven days. The 30-day history is available with a license. The licensed tier unlocks the full 30-day history, as well as advanced editing and management features.

Use Cases

SkillKeeper is designed for developers who rely heavily on AI coding agents. It provides a clear, menu-bar accessible view of token consumption and skill execution. This empowers users to optimize their AI setups, avoid unexpected costs, and manage their skills efficiently without leaving their workflow. The app works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI. On Windows and Linux, it functions as a Claude Code mod in the terminal. The app reads local files only. It does not upload skills, session transcripts, or usage data to external servers. It collects only anonymous usage analytics to improve the app. The system requirements are macOS 13 or later. The app uses Sparkle for automatic updates.

Pricing

SkillKeeper operates on a Freemium model with no subscription fees.

The Free Version includes access to the Mac app and Claude Code mod. It tracks usage for the last five hours, 24 hours, and seven days. It is limited to five manual pauses. It does not allow editing of skill triggers or descriptions. It does not include 30-day history.

The Licensed Version costs $19 as a one-time payment. It includes every feature open for the first three days of the free trial extended to full feature access. It unlocks five-hour, 24-hour, and 30-day history. It provides unlimited manual pauses and auto-pause functionality. Users can edit triggers and descriptions in place. It includes access to the archive for unused skills. It supports cloud sessions which allows pasting variables into CI/CD or servers. The license covers the Mac app and the Claude Code mod. It supports up to two Macs per license.

Additional Information

For users seeking similar functionality, alternatives include built-in tracking which provides basic session cost information directly within Claude Code. UsageNow monitors token usage across multiple AI platforms. Moxie tracks usage limits across AI providers for account switching. SkillKeeper is an essential tool for developers who rely heavily on AI coding agents. By providing a clear, menu-bar accessible view of token consumption and skill execution, it empowers users to optimize their AI setups, avoid unexpected costs, and manage their skills efficiently without leaving their workflow.