What this skill does
Monitor token usage and estimated costs across all OpenClaw agents in real-time, with alerts and recommendations to stay within budgets and optimize spending.
Agent Cost Monitor is part of the Personal Assistant category — personal-assistant skills for everyday life, finance, and planning. You can install it on its own or alongside other personal assistant skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Agent Cost Monitor
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
agent-cost-monitorand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Agent Cost Monitor with a single command:
openclaw skills add agent-cost-monitor
This pulls agent-cost-monitor from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/agent-cost-monitor/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Agent Cost Monitor
Once installed, Agent Cost Monitor activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
agent-cost-monitor-1.1.1.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/agent-cost-monitor/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Agent Cost Monitor?
Install Agent Cost Monitor in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for agent-cost-monitor, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add agent-cost-monitor. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/agent-cost-monitor/.
Is Agent Cost Monitor free?
Yes. Agent Cost Monitor is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Agent Cost Monitor do?
Monitor token usage and estimated costs across all OpenClaw agents in real-time, with alerts and recommendations to stay within budgets and optimize spending.
Related: more personal assistant skills
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models