Use Case
OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook) isn't just for solo use β teams can share skills and build consistent AI workflows across the organization. Track OpenClaw/Clawdbot token and cost usage from session JSONL logs (prefer real usage.cost when present), generate daily/weekly summaries and top expensive sessions, and run budget checks (exit code on breach). Use to monitor spend, enforce budgets via cron/alerts, and apply a token-saving playbook to reduce output/tool-call cost. This guide covers how to deploy OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook) for your team, standardize prompts, and create shared workflows that everyone can use.
Install OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook) in your project directory: .claude/skills/openclaw-cost-guard/
Commit the skill folder to your repository so the whole team has access
Document your team's standard prompts in a shared README
Use OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook) in code reviews, standups, and planning sessions
Iterate: collect feedback from the team and refine your prompts
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook)
How can my team use OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook) together?
Set up OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook) for our project so everyone can use it
Create a shared workflow using OpenClaw Cost Guard (Budgets + Token-Saving Playbook) for our team
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install openclaw-cost-guardOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install openclaw-cost-guardβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/openclaw-cost-guard/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.