Mcpspend
A solo builder uses MCPSpend to track real-time API and LLM costs across their tools and projects, catching budget overruns before they become expensive problems.
Overview
MCPSpend is a MCP server for the Operate phase that lets your agent query MCP tool usage costs, top spenders, sessions, and budget projections from MCPSpend.
What is this MCP server?
- Real-time cost tracking for MCP tools
- Budget projections and top tool analytics
- Daily spend summaries and recent session logs
- Package @mcpspend/mcp-server version 0.2.1
- Default API endpoint https://api.mcpspend.com
- stdio transport; boots without API key, auth required on tool calls
Community signal: 66 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
You run multiple MCP servers with your agent and have no quick way to see which tools are burning budget today.
Who is it for?
Solo builders already on MCPSpend who want cost answers inside Claude Code or Cursor without leaving the chat.
Skip if: Teams that do not use MCP at all or need enterprise invoice reconciliation instead of session-level MCP telemetry.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After install, your agent can report MCPSpend totals and tool rankings so you can trim or rotate expensive integrations before costs spike.
- Agent-readable daily MCP cost and session summaries
- Ranked list of highest-spend MCP tools
- Budget projection answers grounded in MCPSpend data
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Journey fit
MCPSpend belongs in the operate stage because it helps builders actively manage costs and performance after deployment. Monitoring is the right subphase since MCPSpend provides visibility into usage patterns, costs, and budgets—the core of cost observability.
How it compares
MCP usage monitor via MCPSpend API, not a generic cloud billing MCP or an agent skill that changes code.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is MCPSpend for?
Indie developers and agent power users who track MCP tool spend on MCPSpend and want those metrics callable from their coding assistant.
When should I use MCPSpend?
Use it during Operate monitoring—after MCP servers are in daily use—when you need today's cost, top tools, or budget projections mid-session.
How do I add MCPSpend to my agent?
Add the stdio npm server @mcpspend/mcp-server to your MCP config, set MCPSPEND_API_KEY from mcpspend.com/dashboard/keys for tool calls, then restart the agent.