Two Usage & Quotas plugins that describe overlapping jobs. Here's what each project says about itself and the public numbers, side by side.
| Codex Usage Tracker | Usage Engineer | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Track aggregate Codex token usage from local session logs with MCP tools for summaries, session detail, CSV export, and dashboard generation. | Skill and zero-dependency local CLI that compacts long logs, stops identical retries, checks stale project maps and audits Codex token usage. |
| Maker | douglasmonsky | noamshorts22-prog |
| GitHub stars | 196 (checked 2026-10-26) | 0 (checked 2026-10-26) |
| Archived | No | No |
| Editor's pick | No | No |
| In our catalog since | 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 |
| Source | github.com/douglasmonsky/codex-usage-tracker | github.com/noamshorts22-prog/usage-engineer |
| Our page | Codex Usage Tracker → | Usage Engineer → |
We haven't run both, so we won't pick a winner. On public signals, Codex Usage Tracker has more GitHub stars, which tells you more people have looked at it, not that it's better for you. Read both READMEs, check recent commits, and read the code before installing.