AI ToolsJun 25, 2026, 3:49 PM

Your AI-tool usage is invisible. Here are 4 tiny local tools to see it.

TickrWire Editorial Desk·Jun 25, 2026, 3:49 PM·1 min read AI-assisted, human-reviewed

Reported by Dev.to — AI: Your AI-tool usage is invisible. Here are 4 tiny local tools to see it.. Analysis and context written by TickrWire.

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Developer creates 4 local tools to track AI-tool usage, addressing transparency concerns. The tools are open-source and allow users to see where their data goes.

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Your AI-tool usage is invisible. Here are 4 tiny local tools to see it.
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I burned ~194k Claude Code messages and couldn't see where any of it went. So I wrote four small, 100% local tools that read your usage and print a shareable card. Open source — grep the source yourself.

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