Know your limits
before the next prompt.
See plan usage, context, cache and estimated cost right above your Claude Code prompt.
Click either view to enlarge. Dollar amounts are indicative API-price estimates, not a bill.
Limits with pace
5-hour and weekly use, reset times in your own time zone, and projections of when your current pace could hit the limit.
Context at a glance
Tokens in the window, split by what fills it, with the autocompact reserve marked.
Cache countdown
See how long the prompt cache is expected to stay warm before a pause gets expensive.
Estimated session cost
What the session would cost at API prices. On a subscription, this is an estimate, not a charge.
Two commands.
Then you're set.
Needs Claude Code 2.1.289 or later.
Then restart Claude Code, or run /reload-plugins. Type /hud to open the cards.
Read-only plugin. No telemetry or network calls of its own. MIT licensed.
claude plugin marketplace add rsvishalsingh93/claude-usage-hud
claude plugin install usage-hud@claude-usage-hud
Update, remove
or get unstuck.
Update Usage HUD
claude plugin marketplace update claude-usage-hud
claude plugin update usage-hud@claude-usage-hud
Restart Claude Code or run /reload-plugins.
Uninstall Usage HUD
claude plugin uninstall usage-hud@claude-usage-hud
claude plugin marketplace remove claude-usage-hud
The bar isn't showing
Check that Claude Code is version 2.1.289 or later, restart it or run /reload-plugins, then wait for the first reply. Some values appear only once this run has usage to show. Use /hud to open the cards.
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