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"Clawdmeter" desktop device shows Claude Code usage in real time

June 29, 2026 at 18:45 EDT

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Iceland-based developer Hermann Haraldsson has released "Clawdmeter," an open-source physical desktop device that displays real-time usage of Anthropic's terminal-based AI coding tool Claude Code. Claude itself reportedly helped build most of the project, including the firmware.

June 2026 · Hardware for AI Agents

A Tiny Desk Display That Shows Claude Code's Live Status

A developer built a small touchscreen that sits by the keyboard and shows AI coding sessions in real time — and had Claude itself write both the desktop app and the device firmware.

sessions tracked at once, auto-following the most active one

tools supported — Anthropic Claude Code & OpenAI Codex

100%

of the app & firmware written by Claude itself

What the display shows at a glance

Live data so you don't have to tab back to the terminal.

Tool usage Permission requests Remaining context Tokens in / out Effort level

The growing "give AI agents a body" trend

Reference price by device — column height proportional to cost.

~$25

claude-rider
LED bar, DIY

$129–159

codeMeter
Wi-Fi gauge, commercial

N/A

This DIY display
price not disclosed

Developers like it

Cuts down context switching
An interesting embodiment of an AI agent

But some caution

An LED alone makes details hard to read
Usage monitors are narrow — limit management only

How it works: Anthropic's official hooks fire on events like UserPromptSubmit and PreToolUse, letting external commands push live state to the screen.

Claude Code session → Hook event → Desktop app feeds data → Desk display lights up

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