Web developer Herman Haraldsson has unveiled Clawdmeter, a compact ESP32-based dashboard that lets you track your workload with Anthropic’s Claude Code AI tool. The device features an AMOLED display, where an animated pixel mascot, Clawd, changes its behavior depending on how actively the programmer is using the AI.
Web developer Herman Haraldsson has unveiled Clawdmeter, a compact ESP32-based dashboard that lets you track your workload with Anthropic’s Claude Code AI tool. The device features an AMOLED display, where an animated pixel mascot, Clawd, changes its behavior depending on how actively the programmer is using the AI.
The author shared the details of the project in his GitHub repository.
Clawdmeter works as an external monitor and controller that connects to a laptop via Bluetooth (BLE HID). The hardware part of the device is based on a Waveshare module with a 2.16-inch touchscreen.
The gadget gets limit usage data directly from Anthropic API response headers. In addition to visualizing statistics, Clawdmeter has physical buttons that can be used for quick commands in Claude Code voice mode, such as switching modes using Space and Shift+Tab.
The Clawdmeter software has been fully tested to work on Linux (Ubuntu). macOS support is currently under development, and the author encourages the community to get involved by creating appropriate pull requests.
The developer paid particular attention to the visual component: «The animations become more lively as the level of usage increases,» explains Haraldsson.
At the same time, he warns users about legal nuances, as the project uses Anthropic’s proprietary fonts and graphics without an official license. The author urged caution when creating forks of this repository.
