CommandCodeAI / CommandCodeAI/command-code

Expose per-session cost to hooks / TUI (or add the a cost session section in the TUI)

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Description

Feature Description

Today hooks (PreToolUse/PostToolUse/Stop/SessionStart) receive a stdin payload with tool_input/tool_response, but it does not include the
LLM usage (input/output/cache tokens) or the model per turn. Also, the session transcript JSONL
(~/.commandcode/projects//.jsonl) persists only the message content, not the usage.

I know CommandCode already computes usage internally (it powers the "updated" indicator in the TUI) and exposes /internal/usage/summary at
the account level, but there's no way to see the accumulated cost of the current session from outside.

Request: include usage (input_tokens, output_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, cache_creation_input_tokens) and model per turn in the hook
payload, and/or persist that usage in the transcript JSONL. That would let a Stop/SessionStart hook display the session cost in the TUI via
systemMessage without patching the dist. As an alternative, an endpoint like /internal/usage/summary?sessionId= would return per-session
cost directly. Or add a cost session section in the TUI.

Would this be something you'd consider for upcoming hook events?

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Additional Context

As a developer who runs long, multi-turn coding sessions with Command Code, I want to see the running cost of the current session directly
in the TUI so I can make informed decisions without leaving the terminal — for example, stopping or switching models when a session is
getting expensive, comparing cost across models (non-open vs. open models) on the same task, or tracking spend per project/client for billing.

Today the only cost visibility is the account-level /internal/usage/summary (after the fact, mixed across all sessions) or the internal
"updated" indicator, neither of which tells me what the session I'm actively in is costing. If per-turn usage and model were exposed to
hooks (or persisted in the transcript), I could write a small Stop/SessionStart hook that prints the live session cost as a systemMessage in
the feed — no dist patching, fully under my control.

How important is this to you?

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Research direction

Start by tracing the hook payloads for PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, and SessionStart, then inspect the session transcript JSONL and the existing /internal/usage/summary path mentioned in the issue. Determine whether per-turn usage and model data can be exposed through hooks, persisted in transcripts, or returned for a session; done means one supported way to obtain current-session cost for TUI display.

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Assessment

Domain
ai, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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