Claude HUD
Shows context use, usage limits and what Claude Code is doing in a bar under your input
by Jarrod Watts
CodexBar
by Peter SteinbergerAppWrite code
Shows how much of your AI coding limits you have left, right in the Mac menu bar
The problem it solves
You are deep in a task when your coding agent says you have hit the limit, and you had no idea you were close.
For Codex and Claude Code usersPeople on several AI coding plans
- Before
- You open each provider's usage page to guess how much is left and when it resets.
- After
- One menu bar icon shows each plan's usage, the countdown to the next reset and, where available, credits and spend.
- Stars
- ★ 23k
- License
- MIT
- Cost
- Free
- Platforms
- Mac · Linux
- Runs
- Local
Screenshots
From the project's own repository.
Overview
CodexBar is a small open-source menu bar app for macOS 14 or newer, with a Linux desktop version. It shows the usage limits of AI coding tools such as Codex, Claude, Cursor, Gemini and Copilot, with a countdown to each session, weekly or monthly reset, plus credit balances and spend where the provider exposes them. It reuses the sign-ins you already have, so it stores no passwords. It suits anyone who pays for one or more AI coding plans and keeps running into limits.
It puts every plan's remaining allowance and reset time in one glance, so you can decide whether to start a long task now or wait.
Try these first
Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.
- Turn on Codex or Claude in Settings > Providers and compare the reset time with the provider's own usage page.First try · read-only
- Switch on Merge Icons to see every provider behind one menu bar icon.
- Open Settings > Usage & Spend to see local cost estimates by provider and model.
- Add an API key for a provider such as OpenRouter to track its credit balance.stores an API key
Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.
Features
From the creator's documentation.
| Feature | What it does | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Reset countdowns | Session, weekly and monthly windows with the time to the next reset | Your sign-ins |
| Credits and spend | Credit balances and spend summaries where the provider exposes them | Provider accounts |
| Status badges | Flags provider incidents in the menu and on the bar icon | Provider status pages |
| Local cost scan | Estimates cost from local agent logs on your machine | Your computer |
| Sign-in reuse | Uses existing CLI, OAuth, API key or browser sessions and stores no passwords | Your computer |
Good to know
You use several AI coding plans and keep hitting limits in the middle of work. CodexBar shows each plan's session and weekly usage with the time until it resets, so you can plan a long task around it.
Limits
- Some providers are read through browser cookies or local sign-in files, and Safari needs optional Full Disk Access. Enable only the providers you use.
- Spend and credit figures appear only where the provider exposes them, and the local cost view is an estimate.
Notes by Agent Flows Hub (original project name: CodexBar), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. CodexBar README: install, providers and privacy · CodexBar website
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