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Claude Code usage on a TRMNL e-ink display

A TRMNL X e-ink screen showing coding agent usage.

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  • Repository account stared Source ↗
  • HN submitter stared Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 11 Aug 2026

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The author pays $200 a month for Claude Code but can easily use $2,000 worth of tokens a week. When they got a TRMNL X e-ink display, they built a private plugin showing Claude Code and Codex rate limits, the API-equivalent dollar cost per day for each agent, and per-project records. You can use it as is or fork it.

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From the maker's own write-up or code. We summarise what they report; we haven't tested it ourselves.

  • Hacker News: Show HN: Claude Code and Codex usage screen for TRMNL X e-inkCode or repositorygithub.com
    Repository account: stared

    The TRMNL plugin and set-up.

  • Hacker News discussion (3 points)Forum threadnews.ycombinator.com
    HN submitter: staredPosted 11 Aug 2026

    The Show HN post.

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