[FEATURE] VS Code sidebar: let "Account & usage" show the usage meters without the Account/email block
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- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
In the VS Code extension's sessions sidebar, the "Account & usage" section shows two sub-blocks: Account (an "Email" row with my login address) and Usage (the 5-hour, 7-day, and model-specific meters). The only control is the single chevron, which collapses both together.
I keep this section open all day for the usage meters. The Account block adds three rows (the "ACCOUNT" heading, the email line, and the gap before "USAGE") that carry no information I need. I already know which account I'm logged into, and the email is also shown in the "View details" dialog.
Ask: either of these would solve it:
Move the email into the "View details" dialog only, and have the sidebar section show just the usage meters; or
Add a toggle (a setting, or a per-section collapse on the Account sub-block) so the Account block can be hidden independently of the usage meters.
What I found in the bundle
In webview/index.js of extension 2.1.259, the section component renders the Account sub-block whenever the auth status carries an email, with no other condition. There is no VS Code setting or settings.json key that affects it, and the persisted collapse state applies to the whole section.
A related note: the whole section, header included, returns null until the first panel_usage_update message arrives, so after a VS Code restart the header is absent until some session makes its first API call. That looks like the feature vanished rather than "no data yet". A placeholder header, or fetching usage on panel open, would help.
Environment
Claude Code VS Code extension: 2.1.259 (darwin-arm64)
VS Code: 1.135.0
macOS 26 (Darwin 25.6.0), Apple Silicon
Login: Claude subscription (OAuth), not API key
Proposed Solution
see above
Alternative Solutions
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Priority
Critical - Blocking my work
Feature Category
CLI commands and flags
Use Case Example
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Additional Context
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