Open Source & Self-Hosted

Track costs, debug traces, and monitor all your AI tools in one privacy-first dashboard. Your data stays on your machine.

Works with your favorite AI tools

Everything You Need

Powerful features to understand and optimize your AI tool usage

Multi-Tool Support

Works with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and OpenAI Codex CLI. Monitor all your AI coding assistants from one unified dashboard.

Real-Time Dashboard

Live WebSocket updates as telemetry arrives. Customizable drag-and-drop widgets with multiple visualization types.

Cost Tracking

Embedded pricing data for 67+ models across Claude, Codex, and Gemini. Understand exactly what you’re spending.

Historical Import

Import past sessions from local JSONL/JSON files with automatic cost calculation. Analyze your complete AI tool history.

DuckDB Analytics

Powered by DuckDB for instant queries on large datasets. Fast aggregations, filtering, and time-series analysis.

Privacy First

All data stays on your machine. Self-hosted with zero external dependencies—complete control over your telemetry.

Single Binary

One ~54MB executable with embedded frontend. No external dependencies, no configuration—just run and go.

OTLP Native

Standard OpenTelemetry Protocol ingestion via HTTP/JSON and HTTP/Protobuf. Works with any OTLP-compatible tool.

Data Export

Export telemetry to portable Parquet files with optional DuckDB views database. Archive, share, or analyze externally.

How It Works

Get up and running in minutes with three simple steps

01

Start AI Observer

Run AI Observer locally via Docker, Homebrew, or binary. It starts a local server that listens for telemetry data.

02

Configure Your AI Tools

Point your AI coding assistants to send OpenTelemetry data to AI Observer. Simple environment variable configuration.

03

Monitor & Analyze

Open the dashboard to see real-time metrics, traces, and logs. Track costs, debug issues, and optimize usage.

Quick Start

Get AI Observer running in under a minute

See It in Action

A beautiful, powerful dashboard for all your AI observability needs

Free & Open Source

No subscriptions, no limits, no strings attached

MIT License

$0 /forever

Self-hosted on your infrastructure

• Unlimited AI tools
• Unlimited telemetry data
• Real-time dashboard
• Cost tracking for 67+ models
• Trace & log analysis
• Self-hosted, privacy-first
• No usage limits
• Community support

Take Control of Your AI Tool Usage

Stop flying blind. Start understanding exactly how your AI coding assistants work, what they cost, and how to optimize them.