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OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook)

by @dasweltall

Track OpenClaw/Clawdbot token and cost usage from session JSONL logs (prefer real usage.cost when present), generate daily/weekly summaries and top expensive sessions, and run budget checks (exit code on breach). Use to monitor spend, enforce budgets via cron/alerts, and apply a token-saving playbook to reduce output/tool-call cost.

Versionv0.1.0
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