[Desktop · Code tab] Context usage indicator missing; ring next to model picker shows account usage, identical in every chat
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Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 15, 2026
Platform: macOS, Claude desktop app, Code tab · Opus 5.5 · 1M context window
Since: the update of 14/10/2026
What happens
- The per-chat context usage indicator is no longer shown anywhere in the Code tab.
- The small progress ring next to the model/effort picker ("Opus 5.5 · High") shows the same fill in every chat, regardless of that chat's context size.
- Example: a chat at 521.5k / 1M tokens (52%), confirmed with
/context, shows the same ring as a nearly empty chat. The ring appears to track account usage (the Usage popover shows Session limit 8% · Weekly 2%), not the open chat's context.
Expected
- A per-chat context indicator, as before the update; or the ring reflecting the open chat's context, with plan usage shown separately and labelled.
Why it matters
On long-running chats, the context meter is how you decide when to compact. Context size drives the cost of every turn, so without it users can't manage usage.
Steps to reproduce
- Open two Code-tab chats with very different context sizes (check each with
/context). - Compare the ring next to the model picker: it is identical in both.