Desktop app: tray menu usage % doesn't match Settings and isn't labeled
Status Closed — not planned
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Activity 1 comment · opened Sep 12, 2026 · closed Sep 15, 2026
Description
The Windows tray icon context menu shows a single "Usage: X%" line with no label indicating which limit it refers to. In Settings → Plan usage limits, usage is broken into two separate metrics: "Current session" and "Weekly limits (All models)".
Steps to reproduce
- Open the Claude desktop app on Windows, signed in to a Pro plan.
- Right-click the tray icon to open the context menu — note the "Usage: X%" value shown.
- Open the app and go to Settings → Plan usage limits.
- Compare the tray value against "Current session" and "All models" (weekly) values.
Observed
- Tray menu:
Usage: 29% - Settings — Current session:
1% used(resets in 4 hr 52 min) - Settings — Weekly limits (All models):
29% used(resets in 14 hr 22 min)
The tray value matches the weekly figure, not the current session, but nothing in the tray UI indicates this. Since the tray menu is a compact/at-a-glance surface, users reasonably assume it reflects the current session (the more immediately actionable number), so this reads as inconsistent/wrong at a glance.
Expected
Either:
- Label the tray percentage explicitly (e.g. "Weekly usage: 29%"), or
- Show the current-session percentage in the tray instead, since that's the more actionable rolling metric, or
- Show both values.
Environment
- OS: Windows 11 Pro, build 10.0.26200
- Plan: Pro
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