# claude-cost-audit-mcp

> claude-cost-audit-mcp — tylerscomic-lab-claude-cost-audit-mcp. Use this tool when you need to calculate the exact cost of using the Claude API, taking into account prompt-cache economics, or scan for tiktoken misuse. It provides a comprehensive cost audit and helps optimize API usage, making it ideal for developers and businesses looking to manage expenses. The tool accepts API usage data as input and outputs detailed cost estimates and optimization suggestions.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/tylerscomic-lab-claude-cost-audit-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tylerscomic-lab-claude-cost-audit-mcp

## Description

Exact Claude API cost + prompt-cache economics calculator MCP server, plus a tiktoken-misuse scanner

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.91
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/tylerscomic-lab/claude-cost-audit-mcp)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "tylerscomic-lab-claude-cost-audit-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tylerscomic-lab-claude-cost-audit-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/tylerscomic-lab-claude-cost-audit-mcp/pull`

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