# budi [![CI](https://github.com/siropkin/budi/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/siropkin/budi/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/siropkin/budi)](https://github.com/siropkin/budi/releases/latest) [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/siropkin/budi)](https://github.com/siropkin/budi/blob/main/LICENSE) [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/siropkin/budi?style=social)](https://github.com/siropkin/budi) **Local-first cost analytics for AI coding agents.** See where your tokens and money go across Claude Code, Cursor, and more. ```bash brew install siropkin/budi/budi && budi init ``` Everything stays on your machine by default. Optional cloud sync pushes aggregated daily cost metrics to a team dashboard at `app.getbudi.dev` — prompts, code, and responses never leave your machine.

budi dashboard — cost overview

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**Insights** — cache efficiency, session cost curve, tool usage, subagent costs

budi insights

**Sessions** — searchable session list with drill-down to individual messages and session health

budi sessions

## What it does - Tracks tokens, costs, and usage per message across AI coding agents - **Local proxy** (port 9878) sits between your agent and the LLM provider, capturing every request in real time — streaming responses pass through with no visible lag - Attributes cost to repos, branches, tickets, and custom tags - **Session health** — detects context bloat, cache degradation, cost acceleration, and retry loops with actionable, provider-aware tips - **Cloud dashboard** at [`app.getbudi.dev`](https://app.getbudi.dev) — team-wide cost visibility across

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