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Claude Code Usage Dashboard

Overview

Generate an interactive HTML dashboard from Claude Code's local session data. The dashboard shows daily activity, model distribution, project breakdown, hourly patterns, and session details — with live filtering and sortable tables.

Core principles:

1. Script-first. A Python script aggregates all data and produces the HTML. Claude never parses raw JSONL files.
2. Browser-native. The output is a self-contained HTML file with Chart.js charts and client-side filtering. No server needed.
3. Read-only. The script only reads from ~/.claude/. It writes one temp HTML file and opens the browser.

Workflow (MANDATORY)

Step 1: Parse Arguments

Map the user's request to CLI flags:

User says	Flags
/stats (no args)	--range 14d
"last week"	--range week
"last month"	--range month
"last 30 days"	--range 30d
"all time" / "everything"	--range all
"March 1 to March 10"	--start 2026-03-01 --end 2026-03-10

Convert relative dates to absolute YYYY-MM-DD format. If the user gives a vague range, default to --range 14d.

Step 2: Run the Dashboard Generator

Execute via Bash:

python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/generate_dashboard.py" <flags>

The script:

• Reads ~/.claude/stats-cache.json for pre-computed daily data
• Scans ~/.claude/projects/**/*.jsonl for recent session data
• Merges both sources into a complete dataset
• Injects the data into an HTML template
• Writes to /tmp/claude-usage-YYYY-MM-DD.html
• Opens it in the default browser

If the script exits with an error, show the stderr output and stop. Do not attempt manual data parsing.

If the user specifies --range all, warn them it may take 10-30 seconds for large histories before running.

Step 3: Summarize in Conversation

After the dashboard opens, provide a brief text summary (3-5 bullets) so the user gets immediate context without switching to the browser:

• Total messages, sessions, and output tokens for the period
• Busiest and quietest days
• Model split (which model dominated)
• Any notable trend (ramp-up, decline, model shift)

Read the script's stdout to get these numbers — it prints a single JSON line with fields: totalMessages, totalSessions, totalOutputTokens, totalInputTokens, totalCacheReadTokens, busiestDay, quietestDay, topModel, daysActive, startDate, endDate. Parse it and format large token counts readably: "10.7M output tokens", "2.5B cache-read tokens". (Diagnostic messages go to stderr; ignore those.)

Step 4: Offer Follow-Up

End with: "The dashboard is open in your browser. Want a different date range, or should I dig into a specific pattern?"

The user can:

• Ask for a different range → rerun the script
• Ask about specific stats → answer from the data already shown
• Ask to save the report → the HTML file is already saved at the output path

Scope Controls

Resource	Access
~/.claude/stats-cache.json	Read
~/.claude/projects/**/*.jsonl	Read (via script)
~/.claude/history.jsonl	Read (via script)
/tmp/claude-usage-*.html	Write (one file)
Network	None (browser loads Chart.js from CDN)

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Fix
Reading JSONL files directly in conversation	Always use the Python script. Some session files are 40+ MB.
Reporting token counts as dollar costs	Token counts are not costs. Claude Code pricing varies by plan. Never estimate dollars.
Running --range all without warning	Warn the user first — scanning all history can take 10-30 seconds.
Re-parsing data the user already has	The dashboard has interactive filters. Point the user to the browser instead of re-running.
Forgetting to quote ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}	Always quote the variable in the Bash command.