Add daily token budget indicator alongside context bar

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 17, 2026 by ogkushwaha Closed Feb 21, 2026

Feature Request

Description

Add a progress bar or indicator showing remaining daily tokens alongside the existing context window usage bar in the Claude Code CLI.

Currently, the only visible resource indicator is the context window usage. But for users on usage-based plans (Pro, Team, etc.), the daily token budget is equally important — you often don't know how much budget remains until you hit the limit mid-conversation.

Proposed UX

  • A second progress bar (or compact indicator) in the status line, next to the existing context bar
  • Shows something like: Tokens: 42% remaining or a visual bar
  • Updates after each turn based on server-side usage data

Why

  • Helps users plan their usage across conversations (e.g., save budget for a complex task later)
  • Avoids the surprise of hitting limits mid-conversation
  • Mirrors how the context bar already helps users understand when compaction will happen

Current Workaround

None — users only discover they've hit the limit when requests start failing or getting throttled.

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