[BUG] Claude Code shared usage gate blocks despite /usage showing quota remaining

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code available to me

What's Wrong?

The Claude Code-shared usage-limit gate is blocking the macOS Claude Desktop composer even though Claude Code CLI /usage shows quota remaining for the same account.

The blocking banner explicitly attributes the limit to Claude Code:

Usage limit reached • Resets 1:50 AM • limits shared with Claude Code

But the Claude Code CLI /usage command on the same account shows available quota:

Current session: 56% used, resets 1:49am (America/New_York)
Current week (all models): 7% used, resets Jun 29 at 11:59pm (America/New_York)
Usage credits are off

The Claude Desktop Settings -> Usage screen shows the same available usage state:

Plan usage limits: Pro
Current session: 55-56% used
Weekly limits / All models: 7% used
Last updated: less than a minute ago
Usage credits: $0.00 spent, 0% used

WebChat on the same account also works and does not block sending messages. So the shared usage-limit enforcement shown in the macOS desktop composer disagrees with Claude Code CLI /usage, Desktop Settings, and WebChat.

This looks like a stale or incorrect shared usage-limit gate. If this composer is not supposed to use the same quota state as Claude Code, the UI should not say limits shared with Claude Code.

What Should Happen?

The limits shared with Claude Code gate should use the same usage state shown by Claude Code CLI /usage and Desktop Settings.

When /usage reports 56% current-session usage and 7% weekly usage, the desktop composer should not block with Usage limit reached.

If a separate hidden limit is being enforced, the banner should identify that exact limit rather than attributing it to Claude Code's shared usage state.

Error Messages/Logs

Usage limit reached • Resets 1:50 AM • limits shared with Claude Code

Claude Code CLI /usage on the same account:

/usage
Current session: 56% used
Current week (all models): 7% used
Usage credits are off

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Claude Desktop on macOS.
2. Use the composer with Sonnet 4.6 Low selected.
3. Observe the composer blocked with Usage limit reached • Resets 1:50 AM • limits shared with Claude Code.
4. In Claude Desktop, open Settings -> Usage.
5. Observe available quota: current session 55-56% used, weekly all-models 7% used, last updated less than a minute ago.
6. In Claude Code CLI on the same account, run /usage.
7. Observe the same available quota: current session 56% used, weekly all-models 7% used.
8. Open WebChat on the same account.
9. Observe that WebChat does not block sending messages.

Claude Model

All models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code CLI: 2.1.191 (Claude Code)

Claude macOS desktop app: Claude 1.15200.0 (250bae), build timestamp 2026-06-23T05:40:53.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

Observed on 2026-06-24 around 11:12-11:33 PM America/New_York.

Evidence captured:

• Desktop composer blocks with Usage limit reached • limits shared with Claude Code.
• Claude Code CLI /usage: current session 56% used, weekly all-models 7% used, usage credits off.
• Desktop Settings -> Usage: Pro plan, current session 55-56% used, weekly all-models 7% used, last updated less than a minute ago.
• WebChat on the same account works and does not block sending messages.

Screenshots from the original report:

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