A macOS 14+ menu bar application that surfaces AI coding-provider usage limits and reset windows without requiring direct logins. It supports tracking for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code through existing sessions, with bundled CLI, widgets, and spend dashboards.
Project overview
The application surfaces AI coding-provider usage limits and reset countdowns directly in the macOS menu bar, functioning without requiring direct logins by reusing existing provider sessions.
Project type
Workflow · Evaluation & Observability
Deployment
Refer to project documentation
License
MIT
Best for
Developers and general users on macOS 14+ who want to view usage limits and reset windows for OpenAI Codex or Claude Code without logging into provider portals.
Key capabilities
Displays per-provider usage limits with countdowns to the next reset in the macOS menu bar.
Provides a bundled command-line interface (`codexbar`) for scripts and CI, including local cost usage.
Reuses existing provider sessions like OAuth, device flow, API keys, and browser cookies. No passwords are stored.
Uses on-device parsing by default for provider data.
Surfaces credit balances, Admin API spend dashboards, provider billing summaries, and local cost scans where the source exposes enough detail.
Polls provider status to surface incident badges in the menu and an indicator overlay on the bar icon.
Offers WidgetKit widgets for supported providers.
Limitations and risks
Requires macOS 14+ (Sonoma) for the full desktop application.
Data boundary requires external services. It integrates with the Codex API or local CLI, Claude OAuth API or CLI, and OpenAI Admin API. Local execution and on-device parsing do not remove the need to communicate with these external services.
Getting started
Installation difficulty is rated easy because the application can be installed via Homebrew Cask or direct download without coding. After installation, open Settings -> Providers and enable what you use.
Evidence and sources
GitHub project description: Show usage stats for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code, without having to login.
README: Tiny macOS 14+ menu bar app that keeps **AI coding-provider limits visible** and shows when each window resets.
README: - Bundled CLI (`codexbar`) for scripts and CI (including `codexbar cost --provider codex`, `claude`, or `both` for local cost usage); macOS and Linux CLI builds available.
README: Arch Linux AUR package: ```bash yay -S codexbar-cli ```