Never Get Cut Off Mid-Task Again: Keep Your Claude Usage Limits on Screen
Your 5-hour and weekly Claude limits stay hidden until you go and check. The one setting that keeps both on screen the whole time, plus Claude's memory and the session cost, and the prompt that sets it all up for you
On a Pro or Max plan, Claude Code runs on two limits: one that resets every 5 hours, and a weekly one. Out of the box you only see where you stand when you stop and type /usage.
So the first warning is often Claude stopping in the middle of your work. Here's how to keep a live gauge on screen instead.
What the status line can show
| On screen | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| 5-hour limit % | How much of your current 5-hour window you've used, and when it resets |
| Weekly limit % | How much of your 7-day limit you've used, and when it resets |
| Context % | How full Claude's working memory is in this session |
| Session cost | An estimate of what this session has cost so far |
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