Don't install 20 AI coding tools. Pick one per job, use it for a week, then add the next. Here are six, with the install line for each from its own README.

Warning: plugins and MCP servers can run code on your machine. Read what each one adds before you install it.

Know what you spend with ccusage

ccusage reads Claude Code's local logs and shows your token use and cost ^[1]. Nothing to install, it runs through npx:

bash

npx ccusage@latest

You should see a table of usage by day, with tokens and an estimated cost for each.

See your context with Claude HUD

Claude HUD adds a status line to Claude Code that shows how full the context window is and what's running ^[2]. It installs as a plugin. Inside Claude Code, run these one at a time:

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/plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-hud
/plugin install claude-hud
/reload-plugins
/claude-hud:setup

You should see the HUD appear at the bottom of the Claude Code screen.

Give AI the whole repo with Repomix

Repomix packs a repository into one file you can hand to any AI model ^[3]. Run it in the repo's root:

bash

npx repomix@latest

You should see a new repomix-output.xml in the current folder. To keep using it, npm install -g repomix or brew install repomix installs it for good ^[3].

Debug in real Chrome with Chrome DevTools MCP

The Chrome DevTools MCP server lets Claude Code open Chrome, read the console and network, and check what it built ^[4]:

bash

claude mcp add chrome-devtools --scope user npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest

You should see chrome-devtools listed when you type /mcp in Claude Code.

Review the diff with lazygit

Before you commit what an agent wrote, read it. lazygit is a terminal UI for git that makes the diff quick to scan and stage ^[5]:

bash

brew install lazygit
lazygit

Run lazygit inside a git repository. You should see files, branches and the diff in panes.

Review every PR with Claude Code Action

The Claude Code GitHub Action reviews pull requests and answers @claude mentions ^[6]. The quickest setup is from Claude Code itself, as a repository admin:

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/install-github-app

It walks you through installing the GitHub app and adding the secret. This path is for direct Anthropic API users; Bedrock, Vertex and Foundry have their own setup in the repo's docs ^[6].

That's one tool for each job. Add one this week and leave the rest until it earns its place.