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- coffer_cli-0.1.0/.gitignore +32 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/LICENSE +19 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/PKG-INFO +138 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/README.md +107 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/pyproject.toml +63 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/skills/coffer-cost-review/README.md +48 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/skills/coffer-cost-review/SKILL.md +172 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/src/coffer_cli/__init__.py +3 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/src/coffer_cli/_pricing.py +65 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/src/coffer_cli/cli.py +193 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/src/coffer_cli/patterns.py +670 -0
- coffer_cli-0.1.0/tests/test_patterns.py +359 -0
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Name: coffer-cli
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Summary: Scan codebases for LLM cost-waste anti-patterns. Find retry storms, missing prompt caching, unbounded conversation history, agent loops without iteration caps, and more — before you ship.
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Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/neal-c611/coffer-cli
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Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/neal-c611/coffer-cli
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Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/neal-c611/coffer-cli/issues
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Author: Neal
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License-Expression: Apache-2.0
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License-File: LICENSE
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Keywords: anthropic,claude,claude-code,cost,finops,gpt,linter,llm,openai,skill,static-analysis
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Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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# coffer-cli
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> Scan your code for LLM cost-waste anti-patterns before you ship.
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`coffer-cli` is a static scanner for production AI code. It catches the
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mistakes that show up at month-end on your OpenAI / Anthropic bill —
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retry storms, missing prompt caching, unbounded conversation history,
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agent loops without iteration caps, SDK inits without timeouts, and
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more.
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It is intentionally **not** a magic dollar estimator. Static analysis
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cannot know call volume; we leave that to live tracking. Instead, we
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surface structural risks that a careful reviewer would catch — but
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```bash
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pipx install coffer-cli
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coffer scan ./my-app
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coffer scan ./my-app --json # for CI / Claude Code skill consumption
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coffer prices # current model pricing table
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coffer compare gpt-4o gpt-4o-mini
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```
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## What it catches (v0.1.0)
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Detectors are organized by the four levers that drive LLM cost:
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| **A: input tokens** | `dynamic_before_static_cache_break` — f-string interpolation in `SYSTEM_PROMPT` defeats OpenAI auto-cache and Anthropic `cache_control` | 🚨 high |
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## Use with Claude Code (the skill)
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```
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# coffer-cli
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> Scan your code for LLM cost-waste anti-patterns before you ship.
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```bash
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pipx install coffer-cli
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coffer scan ./my-app
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coffer scan ./my-app --json # for CI / Claude Code skill consumption
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coffer prices # current model pricing table
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coffer compare gpt-4o gpt-4o-mini
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```
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## Use with Claude Code (the skill)
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```
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## Development
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Eventually this will be split into a community-maintained `coffer-pricing`
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package with a GitHub Action that scrapes provider docs. For now, vendored
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