VS Code extension: add on-demand Account & Usage panel access

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 4, 2026 by adambiciste Closed Apr 7, 2026

Feature Request

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Currently, the Account & Usage panel (showing session %, weekly %, plan details) in the VS Code extension only appears automatically when usage reaches ~90%. There's no way to open it on demand to check current usage levels.

Describe the solution you'd like

A way to open the Account & Usage panel at any time — for example:

  • A clickable status bar item showing current usage %
  • A command palette entry ("Claude Code: Show Usage")
  • A keyboard shortcut
  • A /usage slash command that shows the full panel (not just context window info)

Describe alternatives you've considered

  • Using the CLI (claude /cost) — but this requires leaving the IDE
  • Checking usage on claude.ai web — also requires leaving the IDE
  • Waiting for the 90% warning — too late to plan work around limits

Additional context

When working on larger tasks, it's useful to check remaining capacity mid-session to decide whether to continue or pause. Having this info accessible on demand (like most subscription-based tools provide) would be a quality-of-life improvement.

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