Don't let vibe coding eat your budget.

Install slice

slice is a small open-source package. Clone the repo and install it, and the slice command lands on your path.

$ git clone https://github.com/jjk30/slice.git && cd slice && pip install -e .

Sign in with GitHub

Run slice login. slice shows you a short code. Open github.com/login/device, sign in to GitHub, paste the code, and click Authorize. That is the whole login, no password typed in the terminal.

Why GitHub? You already have it, slice never stores a password, and it signs you in right from the terminal, where slice lives.

$ slice login

  slice needs to connect to your GitHub account.

  1. copy this code   WXYZ-1234
  2. open             https://github.com/login/device
  3. paste it, then click Authorize

  waiting for you to authorize...
  ✓ signed in as (your-github-username)
  ✓ your slice key is ready

Point your tools at slice

Set one environment variable so your AI tools send their calls through slice. From here slice routes, caches, and meters every request. No key to paste, your login already set that up.

export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://api.sliceapp.dev

Use your tool as normal

That is it. Keep coding the way you already do. Every call now flows through slice, and you can watch spend, savings, and budgets live on your slice dashboard.