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onWatch brings local-first AI quota tracking

onWatch is an open-source local daemon and dashboard for tracking AI API quotas across providers like Anthropic, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Z.ai, MiniMax, Synthetic, and Antigravity. It stores history in SQLite, runs as a small single binary, and keeps usage data entirely on the developer's machine.

// ANALYSIS

This hits a real blind spot in AI tooling: providers show snapshots, but developers need cross-provider history, burn-rate visibility, and budget control without handing telemetry to yet another SaaS.

–Local-first design is the differentiator here: SQLite storage, localhost dashboard, and zero cloud service make it attractive for privacy-conscious teams
–Tracking multiple coding-tool backends in one place is more useful than vendor dashboards, especially for developers juggling Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, and smaller providers
–The project looks more like practical infra than a toy side project, with installers, Docker support, session tracking, alerts, and a maintained release cadence
–GPL-3.0 licensing and beta status may limit some commercial adoption, but the open-source angle makes it compelling for power users and self-hosters

// TAGS

onwatchopen-sourcedevtoolapidata-tools

DISCOVERED

32d ago

2026-03-10

PUBLISHED

35d ago

2026-03-07

RELEVANCE

8/ 10

AUTHOR

prakersh