caveman-stats

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caveman-stats is a skill that shows recorded output and cache-read token usage and mode attribution for the current Claude Code session, or locates the host's native usage report. It gives you a clear view of how tokens are being spent during a session.

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Details

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Have an active Claude Code session.

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What your AI can do with it

  • Show recorded output token usage for the current session
  • Show cache-read token usage for the current session
  • Provide mode attribution for token usage
  • Locate the host's native usage report

Getting started

  1. Have an active Claude Code session.
  2. Add the caveman-stats skill to your agent configuration.
  3. Trigger the skill with /caveman-stats when you want usage details.
  4. Review the output or follow the pointer to the native usage report.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by juliusbrussee/caveman in skills/caveman-stats/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

In Claude Code, src/hooks/caveman-mode-tracker.js resolves src/hooks/caveman-stats.js next to itself and runs it on /caveman-stats. The hook does not block the prompt: it supplies the report through hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext with an instruction to print it verbatim inside a fenced code block. Do exactly that, and do not calculate, recompute or re-round the numbers yourself.

In Gemini CLI, direct the user to /stats model for current session token usage or /stats session for session statistics. Gemini custom commands are prompts; they cannot invoke the built-in command or read its live session metrics. Never read Claude Code transcripts as Gemini usage. In other hosts, use a native usage report if one is available; otherwise say that current session usage is unavailable. The Claude reader and its lifetime history apply only to Claude Code. Savings remain unknown in every host without a measured comparison.

The report shows recorded output and cache-read tokens, response counts, and mode attribution where available. Savings are unknown: the transcript has no measured comparison without Caveman. Do not infer saved tokens, percentages, dollars, rule overhead, or a net result from output counts or the current mode.

--all and --since 7d aggregate the latest recorded output count per session. --share reports observed usage with savings unknown. Historical est_saved_* fields are ignored; their original history rows remain on disk. The statusline shows the active mode without the retired savings badge.

Original/current memory-file pairs are reported by their measured byte sizes. Those file-size differences do not establish provider token or billing savings. See docs/HONEST-NUMBERS.md.

Signals

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Last commit
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Questions

What does caveman-stats show?
It shows recorded output and cache-read token usage and mode attribution for the current Claude Code session, or locates the host's native usage report.
How do I trigger caveman-stats?
Use the command /caveman-stats.
Does it work outside Claude Code?
No, it is for the current Claude Code session.
Can I see usage for past sessions?
No, it only covers the current session.
Advanced
Item type
skill
Key
caveman-stats-juliusbrussee
Source
github.com/juliusbrussee/caveman