vscode-claude-status

vscode-claude-status
Claude Code token usage & cost — always visible in your VS Code status bar.

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Overview

vscode-claude-status is a Visual Studio Code extension that monitors your
Claude Code usage in real time — without leaving your editor.

It reads session data from ~/.claude/projects/ locally (no extra network calls)
and queries the Anthropic API at most once per 5 minutes to fetch rate-limit
utilization headers. All token costs are calculated client-side, priced per model
(Opus, Sonnet, Haiku, Fable…) with built-in rates. Models newer than the built-in
table are estimated from their family's latest rate, and exact rates can be set with
claudeStatus.pricing.modelOverrides.

API calls are minimal and only happen while Claude Code is active.
The rate-limit API call fires only when a JSONL file was recently updated —
when you stop using Claude Code, the extension stops calling the API entirely.
Each call uses ≈ 9 tokens of claude-haiku-4-5 (≈ $0.00013).
Typical cost with default settings:  Set claudeStatus.rateLimitApi.enabled: false to stop all new API calls.
If a prior cache exists, the last-fetched rate-limit % is still shown with a [Xm ago]
staleness indicator. Without any cache, the display falls back to cost-only.

Cost figures are estimates at Anthropic's list API prices (checked 2026-10-31),
calculated from local transcripts. Negotiated discounts, seat fees and partner
(Bedrock / Vertex) pricing are not included. For a new model or a price change, set
claudeStatus.pricing.modelOverrides — see docs/PRICING.md.

Features

📊 Status Bar — Always Visible

Real-time usage summary pinned to the VS Code status bar.

Hover for a detailed tooltip with full token breakdown and reset times.

🧭 Sidebar Overview *(VS Code-native)*

A dedicated…