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- tare - Local Token Forensics for Claude Code Costs
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About tare
tare is an MIT-licensed Python tool for Claude Code usage forensics. Its GitHub description says it asks where Claude Code usage went, audits tokens, diagnoses limits, and reads the session logs already on the machine without sending data elsewhere. GitHub API metadata on 2026-08-30 showed 135 stars, 5 forks, Python as the primary language, and a Kelviq blog homepage about Claude Code usage limits.
Pros
- Reads Claude Code session logs from the local machine
- Builds token audit reports for Claude Code usage
- Helps diagnose quota and limit pressure
- Supports usage forensics without uploading private logs
- Python project with public source code
- MIT-licensed repository
- Links to Kelviq research on Claude Code usage limits
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Pricing
Open source
$0
- • Source code is available from the public repository
- • No listed SaaS subscription is required for the project itself
- • Users still pay for their own compute, APIs, models, or hosting
- • Claude Code account and usage remain separate from tare