Show HN: macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time

Published: 1 week ago (January 8, 2026 at 01:24 PM EST)

1 min read

Source: Hacker News

Source: Hacker News

Overview

I built a macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time via API after hitting limits mid‑flow too often.

Details

Signed and notarised by Apple.
Open source.

Links

Repository: https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage
Author’s X (Twitter): https://x.com/richhickson
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46544524

Points: 10…

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