Feature request: Show plan usage allowance in status bar
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 6, 2026 by TimothyDavidNicholson Closed Feb 10, 2026
Feature Request
Problem: I have no visibility into how much of my plan allowance I've consumed until I hit rate limits or manually run /usage. I often don't realise until it's at 90%+ that I'm running low.
Current workaround: Manually typing /usage periodically - easy to forget and breaks flow.
Proposed solution: Add an option to display remaining plan allowance in the status line, showing both total plan usage and current session usage:
Plan: ████████░░ 78% used | Session: .24 (3.2k turns) | Context: ███░░░░░░░ 30% | opus-4-6
Metrics to include:
- Plan usage - percentage of total allowance consumed this billing period (the key one!)
- Session usage - cost/tokens consumed in the current session so far (currently only visible via /cost)
- Both updating in real-time in the status bar
Why this matters:
- Users can pace their work across a billing period instead of hitting limits mid-task with no warning
- Session cost visibility helps users understand which tasks are expensive
- The status line infrastructure already exists - this just needs a new data source
Alternatives considered:
- Having Claude remind users to run /usage periodically - unreliable since Claude can't execute slash commands itself
- A CLAUDE.md instruction to prompt the user - doesn't actually work in practice
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