[FEATURE] Real-time plan usage/quota indicator in Cowork (5-hour & weekly limits)

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
• [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)

Problem Statement

Cowork has no visible indicator of PLAN USAGE / QUOTA consumption. Users cannot
see how much of their 5-hour window or weekly limit they have consumed during a
session. The only way to check is to leave the session and open Settings > Usage
on claude.ai, which shows limited, non-real-time data.

Claude Code solves this: /usage shows current 5-hour and weekly consumption and
reset times. Cowork users get nothing equivalent and only find out they are near
the cap when a warning appears close to the limit.

IMPORTANT — this is NOT about the context window / compaction indicator. Existing
requests (#37568, #20041, #35374) all cover context-window usage and were closed.
This request is specifically about PLAN QUOTA (5-hour and weekly rate limits),
which is a different metric and remains unaddressed in Cowork.

Proposed Solution

1. A persistent, always-visible indicator in the Cowork UI showing current 5-hour

and weekly quota consumption as a percentage, plus reset time.

1. This is the same data /usage already exposes in the CLI — extend it to Cowork.
2. Optional: a warning threshold (e.g. 80%) so users can plan work before hitting

the cap.

Alternative Solutions

Currently users must leave the session and check Settings > Usage manually, or rely
on unofficial third-party tray apps that read internal endpoints — fragile and a
security concern. Neither is acceptable for a first-party workflow tool.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

Example scenario:

1. I open a Cowork session to work through a multi-step task (research + document

generation) that spans 30-60 minutes.

1. Partway through, my 5-hour quota runs out with no advance warning — the session

stops mid-task and I lose momentum.

1. With a visible quota indicator, I would have seen I was near the cap and could

have paused, split the work, or waited for the reset instead of being cut off.

1. This saves time because I can plan around the limit proactively instead of

discovering it reactively, the same way /usage already lets CLI users do.

Additional Context

• Claude Code already exposes this data via /usage (5-hour and weekly consumption
• reset times). The request is to surface the same data in the Cowork UI.
• Related closed issues cover the CONTEXT WINDOW indicator, not plan quota:

#37568, #20041, #35374. This request is a distinct metric and should not be
treated as a duplicate of those.

• Third-party tray apps exist but read internal endpoints — fragile and a security

concern for a first-party tool.