Ccbar

Vibe coding is no longer just for fun. Know what it costs.

Real-time cost tracking and quota monitoring for Claude Code. Zero dependencies.

Why ccbar

You're burning through API credits or a $200/month Max subscription — but Claude Code doesn't tell you how fast, which project, or what it'll cost by end of day. ccbar fills that gap.

It works with both billing models: whether you're on the API (pay-per-token) or a Pro/Max subscription (quota-based), ccbar tracks your spend in real time. No guessing, no surprises at the end of the month.

Install

Public GitHub marketplace:

This is the current public install path.

Local development marketplace:

For local development or pre-listing installs, add the dedicated development marketplace manifest from a filesystem path. Use .claude-plugin/dev-marketplace/marketplace.json so local work does not clobber the public narcooo marketplace identity.

ccbar installs as a native Claude Code plugin. setup wires the plugin into statusLine.command, and the bundled SessionStart hook repairs the wiring if it drifts later.

For local debugging only, there is also a thin Python wrapper around the built Node CLI. This is not the primary install path and still requires the local Node build output.

What you get

Terminal too narrow? ccbar switches to a compact 2x2 layout first, then drops trailing columns only as a last resort. Content within columns is never truncated.

Lightweight by design

ccbar is now a native Claude Code plugin built on Node.js/TypeScript. There is no PyPI bootstrap layer, no extra daemon requirement for correctness, and no separate ccbar --install step. It reads the JSONL logs Claude Code already writes and renders directly through Claude's plugin-driven statusline flow.

Accurate to the cent

Most tools estimate…