A simple tool to log API calls made by the Claude Code CLI to Anthropic's API.
FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY
This tool is provided strictly for research and educational purposes only. By using this software, you agree to the following:
- The author makes no warranties or representations of any kind concerning this software and accepts no liability for its use.
- The author assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any consequences arising from the use of this tool.
- Users are solely responsible for ensuring their use of this tool complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and Anthropic's terms of service.
- This tool is not officially affiliated with, authorized, maintained, sponsored, or endorsed by Anthropic or any of its affiliates.
Use at your own risk.
This project itself was developed with Claude Code.
npm install -g .This will make the claude-log command available globally.
npm install .claude-log [options] [claude options]All arguments after the options are passed directly to the Claude CLI.
--log_dir=DIR: Directory to save logs (default: ~/.claude_logs)--print: Show debug messages (default: off)
# Basic usage - run Claude with API logging
claude-log
# Run Claude with a prompt
claude-log -p "What is Rust and why do people care?"
# Specify a custom log directory
claude-log --log_dir=/path/to/logsFor even easier usage, you can set up a shell alias:
Add to your .bashrc or .zshrc:
alias claude='claude-log'alias claude='claude-log'
funcsave claudeThis lets you use claude as normal, but with all API calls logged.
Logs are stored in ~/.claude_logs by default, organized by timestamp.