Argus: Open-Source VS Code Extension for Real-Time Claude Code Observability
Running Claude Code in the terminal feels like a black box — you don't see what the agent is doing until it finishes (or gets stuck in an infinite loop). To solve this, someone built Argus, an open-source (MIT) VS Code extension that provides real-time observability into Claude Code sessions.
Key Features
- Real-Time Timeline: Streams the JSONL transcript as it's generated, showing each agent step (Bash, Read, Write, WebFetch) with no delay.
- Dependency Graph: Automatically maps which files the agent touches and how they connect — useful for understanding impact on the codebase.
- Cost & Loop Detection: Identifies duplicate reads and retry loops that burn tokens. The author reports catching several such inefficiencies already.
The extension is lightweight and works entirely inside VS Code — no external dashboard or service needed. Source is available on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who It's For
Developers who use Claude Code in their terminal and want to avoid surprise token costs or wasted time on stuck agent loops.
📖 Read the full source: r/ClaudeAI
👀 See Also
cc-lens: Local Dashboard for Claude Code Session Analysis
A developer built cc-lens, a local-first dashboard that reads Claude Code session files from ~/.claude/ and provides usage analytics, cost tracking, and session replay. It runs entirely on your machine with no cloud sync, sign-ups, or telemetry.
ClawCall: OpenClaw skill for AI phone calls with bridge mode
ClawCall is an OpenClaw skill that enables AI agents to make actual phone calls, navigate menus, wait on hold, and conduct conversations. It includes a bridge mode that patches you in when a human picks up.
Claude-Real-Video: Scene-Aware Frame Extraction + Transcript for Any LLM
An open-source tool that extracts scene-aware, deduplicated frames and audio transcripts from videos, enabling any LLM to "watch" a video locally without uploading. Features scene-change detection, sliding-window dedup, and Whisper transcription.
Savant Commander 48B: A Custom Qwen 3 Mixture-of-Experts Model with 12 Distilled Models
Savant Commander 48B is a custom Qwen 3 Mixture-of-Experts model with hand-coded routing that combines 12 distilled models from providers like Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, and Deepseek. It features 256K context length and allows prompt-controlled activation of specific distilled models.