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Claude Code Issues / #95356

Claude Desktop local sessions show a usage-limit ring but no context-window fill indicator

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.273
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 2 comments · opened Sep 18, 2026

Summary

In Claude Desktop's local (Claude Code) sessions, the circular indicator beside the composer shows plan usage limits. There is no way to see how full the conversation's context window is while working. The terminal shows context fill in the status line; Desktop shows only the usage ring.

Why it matters

Without a context-fill signal, long Desktop sessions run to 300k-500k tokens of context before anyone notices, and every reply re-reads all of it. On 18 Sep one Desktop chat reached 467k tokens before it was compacted. Knowing the fill level is what tells a user when to compact.

Ask

Show context-window fill (percentage or tokens) in Desktop local sessions, alongside or instead of the usage-limit ring, or let the user choose which the ring shows.

Environment

Claude Desktop 2.110.0, Claude Code 2.1.273, macOS 26.6.

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