Openclaw Skill Minimax Tracker

Track and monitor MiniMax API usage with real-time progress bars, automatic resets, and scheduled reminders for OpenClaw agents.

SKILL.md - MiniMax Usage Tracker

Skill Information

• Skill Name: openclaw-skill-minimax-tracker
• Version: 1.0.0
• Author: QiaoTuCodes (Weiran), Yanyan
• Description: Track and monitor MiniMax API usage with progress bars and reminders for OpenClaw
• Repository: https://github.com/QiaoTuCodes/openclaw-skill-minimax-tracker

Overview

This skill provides real-time tracking for MiniMax API usage. It calculates usage based on prompts consumed, tracks remaining quota, and displays progress in a compact bar format. Designed for OpenClaw agents to monitor API usage between resets.

Features

• Real-time prompts usage tracking
• Visual progress bar with key metrics (RST/TTL/PKG/USE/REM/NXT)
• Automatic reset time calculation (15:00-20:00 UTC+8)
• JSON-based persistent storage
• Cron-ready for scheduled reminders

Usage

Commands

bash

# Add usage (after API call)
python3 minimax_tracker.py add [n]

# View detailed status
python3 minimax_tracker.py status

# View compact progress bar
python3 minimax_tracker.py compact

Output Format

text

[████████████████████] 98% RST:18:00 TTL:1h40m PKG:Starter USE:2/40 REM:38 NXT:19:19

Integration with OpenClaw

python

# In your skill or agent code
import subprocess

# Track usage after each API call
result = subprocess.run(
    ["python3", "path/to/minimax_tracker.py", "add", "1"],
    capture_output=True, text=True
)

Cron Setup (Every 3 Hours)

json

{
  "name": "minimax-usage-check",
  "schedule": "0 */3 * * *",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "agentTurn",
    "message": "Run: python3 ~/openclaw-workspace/skills/openclaw-skill-minimax-tracker/minimax_tracker.py compact"
  }
}

Configuration

Edit the CONFIG dict in minimax_tracker.py:

Parameter	Default	Description
max_prompts	40	Monthly prompts limit
reset_hour_start	15	Reset window start (UTC+8)
reset_hour_end	20	Reset window end (UTC+8)
check_interval_hours	3	Reminder interval

Data Storage

Usage data is stored in:

text

~/.openclaw/workspace/minimax_usage_data.json

Format:

json

{
  "usage_records": [
    {"time": "2026-02-27T16:19:00", "prompts": 1}
  ],
  "current_usage": 2,
  "last_reset": "2026-02-27T18:00:00",
  "last_check": "2026-02-27T16:23:00"
}

Dependencies

• Python 3.8+ (standard library only, no pip packages needed)

Installation

bash

# Copy to OpenClaw skills folder
cp -r openclaw-skill-minimax-tracker ~/openclaw-workspace/skills/

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file