Initial commit: AI conversation impact methodology and toolkit

CC0-licensed methodology for estimating the environmental and social
costs of AI conversations (20+ categories), plus a reusable toolkit
for automated impact tracking in Claude Code sessions.
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# pre-compact-snapshot.sh — Snapshot impact metrics before context compaction.
#
# Runs as a PreCompact hook. Reads the conversation transcript, extracts
# actual token counts when available (falls back to heuristic estimates),
# and appends a timestamped entry to the impact log.
#
# Input: JSON on stdin with fields: trigger, session_id, transcript_path, cwd
# Output: nothing on stdout (hook succeeds silently). Logs to impact-log.jsonl.
set -euo pipefail
HOOK_INPUT=$(cat)
PROJECT_DIR="${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR:-$(echo "$HOOK_INPUT" | jq -r '.cwd')}"
TRANSCRIPT_PATH=$(echo "$HOOK_INPUT" | jq -r '.transcript_path')
SESSION_ID=$(echo "$HOOK_INPUT" | jq -r '.session_id')
TRIGGER=$(echo "$HOOK_INPUT" | jq -r '.trigger')
TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
LOG_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/.claude/impact"
LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/impact-log.jsonl"
mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
# --- Extract or estimate metrics from transcript ---
if [ -f "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH" ]; then
TRANSCRIPT_BYTES=$(wc -c < "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH")
TRANSCRIPT_LINES=$(wc -l < "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH")
# Count tool uses
TOOL_USES=$(grep -c '"tool_use"' "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
# Try to extract actual token counts from usage fields in the transcript.
# The transcript contains .message.usage with input_tokens,
# cache_creation_input_tokens, cache_read_input_tokens, output_tokens.
USAGE_DATA=$(python3 -c "
import json, sys
input_tokens = 0
cache_creation = 0
cache_read = 0
output_tokens = 0
turns = 0
with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
for line in f:
try:
d = json.loads(line.strip())
u = d.get('message', {}).get('usage')
if u and 'input_tokens' in u:
turns += 1
input_tokens += u.get('input_tokens', 0)
cache_creation += u.get('cache_creation_input_tokens', 0)
cache_read += u.get('cache_read_input_tokens', 0)
output_tokens += u.get('output_tokens', 0)
except Exception:
pass
# Print as tab-separated for easy shell parsing
print(f'{turns}\t{input_tokens}\t{cache_creation}\t{cache_read}\t{output_tokens}')
" "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
if [ -n "$USAGE_DATA" ] && [ "$(echo "$USAGE_DATA" | cut -f1)" -gt 0 ] 2>/dev/null; then
# Actual token counts available
TOKEN_SOURCE="actual"
ASSISTANT_TURNS=$(echo "$USAGE_DATA" | cut -f1)
INPUT_TOKENS=$(echo "$USAGE_DATA" | cut -f2)
CACHE_CREATION=$(echo "$USAGE_DATA" | cut -f3)
CACHE_READ=$(echo "$USAGE_DATA" | cut -f4)
OUTPUT_TOKENS=$(echo "$USAGE_DATA" | cut -f5)
# Cumulative input = all tokens that went through the model.
# Cache reads are cheaper (~10-20% of full compute), so we weight them.
# Full-cost tokens: input_tokens + cache_creation_input_tokens
# Reduced-cost tokens: cache_read_input_tokens (weight at 0.1x for energy)
FULL_COST_INPUT=$(( INPUT_TOKENS + CACHE_CREATION ))
CACHE_READ_EFFECTIVE=$(( CACHE_READ / 10 ))
CUMULATIVE_INPUT=$(( FULL_COST_INPUT + CACHE_READ_EFFECTIVE ))
# Also track raw total for the log
CUMULATIVE_INPUT_RAW=$(( INPUT_TOKENS + CACHE_CREATION + CACHE_READ ))
else
# Fallback: heuristic estimation
TOKEN_SOURCE="heuristic"
ESTIMATED_TOKENS=$((TRANSCRIPT_BYTES / 4))
ASSISTANT_TURNS=$(grep -c '"role":\s*"assistant"' "$TRANSCRIPT_PATH" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
if [ "$ASSISTANT_TURNS" -gt 0 ]; then
AVG_CONTEXT=$((ESTIMATED_TOKENS / 2))
CUMULATIVE_INPUT=$((AVG_CONTEXT * ASSISTANT_TURNS))
else
CUMULATIVE_INPUT=$ESTIMATED_TOKENS
fi
CUMULATIVE_INPUT_RAW=$CUMULATIVE_INPUT
OUTPUT_TOKENS=$((ESTIMATED_TOKENS / 20))
CACHE_CREATION=0
CACHE_READ=0
INPUT_TOKENS=0
fi
# --- Cost estimates ---
# Energy: 0.003 Wh per 1K input tokens, 0.015 Wh per 1K output tokens, PUE 1.2
# Using integer arithmetic in centiwatt-hours to avoid bc dependency
INPUT_CWH=$(( CUMULATIVE_INPUT * 3 / 10000 )) # 0.003 Wh/1K = 3 cWh/10K
OUTPUT_CWH=$(( OUTPUT_TOKENS * 15 / 10000 )) # 0.015 Wh/1K = 15 cWh/10K
ENERGY_CWH=$(( (INPUT_CWH + OUTPUT_CWH) * 12 / 10 )) # PUE 1.2
ENERGY_WH=$(( ENERGY_CWH / 100 ))
# CO2: 325g/kWh -> 0.325g/Wh -> 325 mg/Wh
CO2_MG=$(( ENERGY_WH * 325 ))
CO2_G=$(( CO2_MG / 1000 ))
# Financial: $15/M input, $75/M output (in cents)
# Use effective cumulative input (cache-weighted) for cost too
COST_INPUT_CENTS=$(( CUMULATIVE_INPUT * 15 / 10000 )) # $15/M = 1.5c/100K
COST_OUTPUT_CENTS=$(( OUTPUT_TOKENS * 75 / 10000 ))
COST_CENTS=$(( COST_INPUT_CENTS + COST_OUTPUT_CENTS ))
else
TRANSCRIPT_BYTES=0
TRANSCRIPT_LINES=0
ASSISTANT_TURNS=0
TOOL_USES=0
CUMULATIVE_INPUT=0
CUMULATIVE_INPUT_RAW=0
OUTPUT_TOKENS=0
CACHE_CREATION=0
CACHE_READ=0
ENERGY_WH=0
CO2_G=0
COST_CENTS=0
TOKEN_SOURCE="none"
fi
# --- Write log entry ---
cat >> "$LOG_FILE" <<EOF
{"timestamp":"$TIMESTAMP","session_id":"$SESSION_ID","trigger":"$TRIGGER","token_source":"$TOKEN_SOURCE","transcript_bytes":$TRANSCRIPT_BYTES,"transcript_lines":$TRANSCRIPT_LINES,"assistant_turns":$ASSISTANT_TURNS,"tool_uses":$TOOL_USES,"cumulative_input_tokens":$CUMULATIVE_INPUT,"cumulative_input_raw":$CUMULATIVE_INPUT_RAW,"cache_creation_tokens":$CACHE_CREATION,"cache_read_tokens":$CACHE_READ,"output_tokens":$OUTPUT_TOKENS,"energy_wh":$ENERGY_WH,"co2_g":$CO2_G,"cost_cents":$COST_CENTS}
EOF
exit 0

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# show-impact.sh — Display accumulated impact metrics from the log.
#
# Usage: ./show-impact.sh [session_id]
# Without arguments: shows summary across all sessions.
# With session_id: shows entries for that session only.
set -euo pipefail
PROJECT_DIR="${CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR:-$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." && pwd)}"
LOG_FILE="$PROJECT_DIR/.claude/impact/impact-log.jsonl"
if [ ! -f "$LOG_FILE" ]; then
echo "No impact log found at $LOG_FILE"
echo "The PreCompact hook will create it on first context compaction."
exit 0
fi
FILTER="${1:-.}"
echo "=== Impact Log ==="
echo ""
while IFS= read -r line; do
sid=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.session_id')
if ! echo "$sid" | grep -q "$FILTER"; then
continue
fi
ts=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.timestamp')
trigger=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.trigger')
turns=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.assistant_turns')
tools=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.tool_uses')
source=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.token_source // "heuristic"')
cum_input=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.cumulative_input_tokens')
# Support both old field name and new field name
output=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.output_tokens // .estimated_output_tokens')
cache_create=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.cache_creation_tokens // 0')
cache_read=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.cache_read_tokens // 0')
energy=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.energy_wh')
co2=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.co2_g')
cost=$(echo "$line" | jq -r '.cost_cents')
printf "%s [%s] session=%s\n" "$ts" "$trigger" "${sid:0:12}..."
printf " Turns: %s Tool uses: %s Token source: %s\n" "$turns" "$tools" "$source"
printf " Input tokens (cache-weighted): %s Output tokens: %s\n" "$cum_input" "$output"
if [ "$cache_create" != "0" ] || [ "$cache_read" != "0" ]; then
printf " Cache: %s created, %s read\n" "$cache_create" "$cache_read"
fi
LC_NUMERIC=C printf " Energy: ~%s Wh CO2: ~%sg Cost: ~\$%.2f\n" "$energy" "$co2" "$(echo "$cost / 100" | bc -l 2>/dev/null || echo "$cost cents")"
echo ""
done < "$LOG_FILE"
# Totals
TOTAL_ENERGY=$(jq -s '[.[].energy_wh] | add' "$LOG_FILE")
TOTAL_CO2=$(jq -s '[.[].co2_g] | add' "$LOG_FILE")
TOTAL_COST=$(jq -s '[.[].cost_cents] | add' "$LOG_FILE")
TOTAL_ENTRIES=$(wc -l < "$LOG_FILE")
echo "=== Totals ($TOTAL_ENTRIES snapshots) ==="
LC_NUMERIC=C printf " Energy: ~%s Wh CO2: ~%sg Cost: ~\$%.2f\n" \
"$TOTAL_ENERGY" "$TOTAL_CO2" \
"$(echo "$TOTAL_COST / 100" | bc -l 2>/dev/null || echo "$TOTAL_COST cents")"