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Handy tools
for the AI wait.

Open-source helpers that show how much of your AI coding plan is left, what each day cost, and alert you when a task is done.

They are built and maintained by their authors and are not affiliated with Spare. Spare only lists them; install commands come from each README, star counts as of 2026-09-25.

5 open-source tools

For each one: what it does for you, roughly what you see once it is installed, and how to install it.

CodexBar

by Peter Steinberger

See how much of each AI plan is left, and when it resets, from the menu bar

A macOS menu bar app showing usage limits and reset times for Codex, Claude, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot and more. Uses existing sessions; no passwords stored.

  • Remaining quota for Claude, Codex, Cursor and Gemini in one list
  • Know how long until the limit resets before you run out
  • The icon warns you when a service is down

★ 21,902 stars · MIT · macOS 14+ / Linux

brew install --cask codexbar
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Sample of what you see (numbers are examples)

ccusage

by ryoppippi

Find out how many tokens and dollars Claude Code and Codex used each day

Reads local logs from Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and others and reports tokens and cost by day, week, month or session. Runs with npx.

  • Usage and cost by day, week, month or session
  • See what’s left in the current 5-hour window
  • Reads local logs only; nothing is uploaded

★ 18,738 stars · MIT · macOS / Linux / Windows

npx ccusage@latest
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ccstatusline

by Matthew Breedlove

Keep model, branch, cost and time left visible at the bottom of Claude Code

Shows model, git branch, tokens, cost, the 5-hour block timer and more at the bottom of Claude Code. An interactive setup writes it into your settings.

  • Check spend without leaving the session
  • Pick what to show and how many lines
  • One command opens the setup and saves it

★ 13,022 stars · MIT · macOS / Linux / Windows

npx -y ccstatusline@latest
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Claude Code Usage Monitor

by Maciek-roboblog

Watch how fast you burn Claude Code quota and when it runs out

A Python terminal tool showing tokens, messages and cost for the current 5-hour session, with a forecast of when you hit the limit.

  • A live usage dashboard in the terminal
  • Predicts when you’ll hit the limit from your history
  • Changes colour as you near the limit

★ 8,724 stars · MIT · macOS / Linux / Windows

uv tool install claude-monitor
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Code-Notify

by mylee04

Get a desktop alert when your AI agent finishes or needs you

Desktop notifications when a task finishes or needs input, with optional voice. On macOS / Linux it can also alert before Codex or Claude limits reset.

  • Walk away; no need to watch the terminal
  • Works with Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI
  • Optional spoken alerts

★ 290 stars · MIT · macOS / Linux / Windows

brew install mylee04/tools/code-notify
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