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 "generated": "2026-10-23",
 "id": "niclasvestlund-yt-vibepulse--track-openrouter-spend-on-desk-panel",
 "repo": "niclasvestlund-YT/vibepulse",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/niclasvestlund-YT/vibepulse",
 "repo_slug": "niclasvestlund-yt-vibepulse",
 "title": "Track OpenRouter API spend and budget on a desk panel",
 "page_title": "How to track OpenRouter API spend and budget on a desk panel with Vibepulse",
 "summary": "Show daily, weekly and monthly OpenRouter spend against a monthly display budget on the glass.",
 "who": "A developer who uses OpenRouter API keys and wants to watch spend and remaining key allowance without a Claude Code or Codex account.",
 "problem": "API spend builds up quietly across keys, and checking the provider dashboard interrupts work.",
 "outcome": "The panel shows an OPENROUTER spend page with daily, weekly and monthly totals, a monthly display budget, and remaining key allowance.",
 "steps": [
  "Read the OpenRouter-only installation guide linked from the README section on OpenRouter spend and budgets.",
  "Build the firmware from the release source with the -DTORGET_OPENPULSE=ON build option.",
  "Run the separate OpenPulse service on your Mac, where API keys are kept in Keychain.",
  "Enable OPENROUTER under SETTINGS, then LABS, then MORE, then MORE, and tap RESTART NOW.",
  "Tap the bottom page indicator to switch between spend and details, and confirm dashes or NO DATA appear only when expected."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the niclasvestlund-YT/vibepulse repo, build firmware with -DTORGET_OPENPULSE=ON and follow the OpenRouter-only installation guide for a <round 1.75 or square 2.16> panel. Expected output: an OPENROUTER spend page showing daily, weekly and monthly spend. Verify that the Mac service is running and that the panel reaches it over Wi-Fi.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "4 hours",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README calls this a macOS source-build preview with no automatic service startup and no OpenRouter relay, and physical acceptance is pending on the square 2.16 board.",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "c",
 "requirements": [
  "An ESP32-S3 AMOLED board with a core, or the simulator for a no-hardware run",
  "A Mac or Windows PC to run the pure-stdlib Python host service",
  "A Claude Code or Codex account whose usage you want to monitor",
  "Wi-Fi shared by the computer and the panel for local mode"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "OpenRouter API keys are held in Keychain by the separate Mac service, so do not paste keys into agent prompts, config files you share, or logs."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.7,
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