A Few Months With Claude Code: The Companion Tools and Resources I've Accumulated

Pulling together what had been scattered across my micro-notes: ccusage for costs, claude-log-cli for finding old conversations, how-claude-code-works for systematic understanding, plus the Claude Extension I pair with it daily.

After a few months with Claude Code, beyond Claude Code itself, I’ve gradually accumulated a handful of companion tools and learning resources. They had been scattered across my micro-notes; this post collects them in one place.

Daily Pairing: Claude Extension

My most-used combo: Claude Extension paired with Claude Code. Productivity goes through the roof.

Checking Costs: ccusage

!npx ccusage@latest monthly lets you see detailed API costs. Recommended for anyone using Claude Code.

Finding Old Conversations: claude-log-cli

Conversations from the past 30 days are stored in jsonl. You can install https://github.com/martinalderson/claude-log-cli to quickly find historical conversations. Adjust a parameter to extend the default retention.

Systematic Understanding: how-claude-code-works

I’ve been scrolling Threads less and reading this site more: https://windy3f3f3f3f.github.io/how-claude-code-works/. Systematic learning beats scattered posts by a mile.