👻 TokenGhost

The Ultimate Zero-Latency Token Auditing Proxy & MCP Server for AI IDEs

Track, analyze, and optimize your LLM token consumption (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini) instantly. TokenGhost runs silently in the background of your favorite IDE (Antigravity Agentic, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Cline) with zero overhead and zero extra token cost.

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📦 Installation

You can install TokenGhost directly via the Antigravity or Gemini CLI with a single command!

For Antigravity CLI (agy):

agy plugin install https://github.com/alessiobianchini/TokenGhost

For Gemini CLI (legacy):

gemini extensions install https://github.com/alessiobianchini/TokenGhost

Don't have a CLI? You can also clone this repository manually into your plugins folder.

🚀 How to Use

After installing the plugin, TokenGhost provides two ways to track your tokens:

1. The Universal MCP Installer (Recommended)

Run the powerful auto-installer script:

pnpm run install:mcp

This universal script will automatically configure:

• Antigravity IDE: Global SKILL and AGENTS.md sync for mandatory token logging on every chat turn.
• VS Code: Native MCP Server integration via .vscode/settings.json or mcp.json.
• Windsurf: MCP initialization in ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
• Cursor: Rule injection for MCP execution.

Every time you open your IDE, the TokenGhost process will invisibly start in the background. Your AI agents will automatically log and retrieve stats!

2. The Zero-Latency Proxy

TokenGhost also operates as a lightning-fast pass-through proxy. Start the proxy in the background:

pnpm start

Then change your IDE's Base URL to http://localhost:8338/gemini (or /anthropic, /openai, /copilot). Tokens will be tracked silently.

📊 TokenGhost Dashboard

Check your real-time stats anytime at http://localhost:8338/stats. The dashboard now includes:

• Global & Daily Budgets (Limit API spend per provider/agent)
• Top Projects / Agents by Cost (Track usage per workspace/client)
• Model Consumption & Value Benchmark
• Security Sniffer (Detects API Keys, JWTs, and Secrets in payloads)
• Prompt Cache Savings