Anthropic SDK Token Usage Logger ยท diff
git:20260710.2925510 to git:20260710.62afd0f
15 added, 15 removed. Audit B to A.
---
- title: "Anthropic SDK Token Usage Logger"
+ name: "Anthropic SDK Token Usage Logger"
+ slug: "anthropic-sdk-token-usage-logger"
description: "Instruments Anthropic API calls to log token usage, latency, and cost per request using the Anthropic TypeScript SDK. Wraps the anthropic.messages.create method to capture usage.input_tokens, usage.output_tokens, and timing from the API response. Writes structured logs to CloudWatch Logs via the AWS SDK v3 CloudWatchLogsClient."
+ github_stars: 1883
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript"
author: "Anthropic"
- category:
- - "Library & API Reference"
- framework:
- - "Claude Code"
+ category: "Library & API Reference"
+ framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
github_repo: "anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript"
github_stars: 1883
npm_package: "@anthropic-ai/sdk"
npm_weekly_downloads: 14518427
---
# Anthropic SDK Token Usage Logger
Instruments Anthropic API calls to log token usage, latency, and cost per request using the Anthropic TypeScript SDK. Wraps the anthropic.messages.create method to capture usage.input_tokens, usage.output_tokens, and timing from the API response. Writes structured logs to CloudWatch Logs via the AWS SDK v3 CloudWatchLogsClient.
## Installation
- Choose whichever fits your setup:
+ Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
+ - npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk
- 1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
- 2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
- 3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
- 4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
- 5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.
+ Requirements and caveats from upstream:
+ - Node.js 18+
- Install command or upstream instructions:
+ Basic usage or getting-started notes:
+ - sh
+ - js
+ - import Anthropic from '@anthropic-ai/sdk';
- ```
- npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk
- ```
+ - Source: https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript
+ - Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-typescript/HEAD/README.md
## Documentation
- https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/sdks/typescript
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/anthropic-sdk-token-usage-logger/)