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PokeTokenBar

Raise Pokémon With Your AI Token Usage

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At a glance

  • macOS
  • Development
  • Free
  • Open Source

About PokeTokenBar

PokeTokenBar is a playful macOS menu bar app that turns your AI coding tool usage into a Pokémon-raising game. Start with an egg, hatch a random Pokémon as you use more tokens, evolve it through its evolution line, and collect final evolutions in your Pokédex, with a rare chance of shinies. It also reads your local Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI logs to show today's token usage, current 5-hour and weekly limits, and an estimate of when you'll reach them. Everything runs locally, no data ever leaves your Mac.

Features

  • Raise a Pokémon: Start with an egg that hatches into a random Pokémon based on your AI token usage.
  • Evolve Through the Line: Keep using AI tools and watch your Pokémon evolve through its full evolution line.
  • Pokédex Collection: Final evolutions are automatically added to your personal Pokédex.
  • Shiny Chance: A small chance every hatch will reward you with a rare shiny.
  • AI CLI Stats: Reads local Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI logs to show today's token usage at a glance.
  • Usage Limits: See your current 5-hour and weekly limits with an estimate of when you'll reach them.
  • 100% Local & Private: Only reads log files already on your machine, nothing is ever sent to the cloud.
  • Free & Open Source: Free to install via Homebrew, with source available on GitHub.

How PokeTokenBar Works

Turn every AI coding session into progress for your Pokémon team.

Start With an Egg

Install PokeTokenBar from Homebrew and start your journey with a mysterious egg in your menu bar.

Use AI Tools

Every token you spend in Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI helps your egg hatch and your Pokémon evolve.

Fill Your Pokédex

Reach the final evolution to add the Pokémon to your Pokédex, and hope for a rare shiny along the way.

Questions

What is PokeTokenBar?

A macOS menu bar app that gamifies your AI coding tool usage by letting you raise Pokémon from AI tokens, while also showing live CLI stats.

Which AI CLIs are supported?

PokeTokenBar reads local logs from Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI to track your token usage and limits.

Is my data safe?

Yes. Everything runs locally on your Mac. It only reads log files already on your machine and never sends any data anywhere.

How do I install it?

Run: brew install --cask chattymin/tap/poke-token-bar in Terminal. You can also view the source on GitHub.

How much does it cost?

PokeTokenBar is completely free and open source.

Can I get shinies?

Yes, every hatch has a small chance of being a shiny Pokémon.

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