Srinivas Pendela

Building local-first AI tools

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I'm Srinivas. I build local-first tools for developers, including Runic, Tokmeter, and Chitragupta by AUriva. I care about honest numbers, useful interfaces, and giving people control of their data. I also write about engineering and spiritual practice at srinivas.dev.

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RunicAI usage, costs and quota resets in your Mac menu bar
Oct 2026

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Joined Product HuntOctober 1st, 2026

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Runic - AI usage, costs and quota resets in your Mac menu bar

Runic is an open-source macOS menu bar app for seeing AI usage across the providers you enable. Check quota and reset windows, cost estimates, local token history, model breakdowns, and provider status in one place. It can read provider APIs, local coding-tool logs and telemetry where available, with CSV/JSON exports and a CLI. Runic labels estimates and missing data rather than faking precision. Usage stays on your Mac by default. See the GitHub README for install steps and detailed docs.