The latest articles on DEV Community by Lakpriya Seneviratna (@lakpriya1). https://dev.to/lakpriya1 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F634772%2F8a0aa828-5f96-40d9-ab74-e48604e42802.jpeg https://dev.to/lakpriya1 en Lakpriya Seneviratna Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:59:32 +0000 https://dev.to/lakpriya1/stop-checking-claude-usage-mid-flow-meet-ccbar-ofm https://dev.to/lakpriya1/stop-checking-claude-usage-mid-flow-meet-ccbar-ofm <p>Have you ever been deep into a Claude Code session and suddenly wondered, <strong>“How much usage do I actually have left? 👀”</strong></p> <p>Normally, you have to stop working, open the Claude website, and check manually. Otherwise, you may keep using your context and limits without realizing how close you are to running out.</p> <p>So I built <strong><code>ccbar</code></strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Flf2ej5jb2rst8y0qr29r.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Flf2ej5jb2rst8y0qr29r.png" alt="ccbar Claude Code status line" width="798" height="99"></a></p> <p>It adds a clean status line below your Claude Code prompt, showing:</p> <ul> <li>⚡ Model and effort level</li> <li>📁 Current workspace</li> <li>📊 Context usage</li> <li>⏳ 5-hour and 7-day limits</li> <li>🕒 Time remaining until reset</li> </ul> <p>The bars change from green to yellow to red, so you can understand your remaining usage at a glance.</p> <p>It also includes different styles and customization options to match your terminal setup.</p> <h2> Installation </h2> <p>Install it with one command:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>curl <span class="nt">-fsSL</span> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lakpriya1s/ccbar/main/install.sh | bash </code></pre> </div> <h2> GitHub </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/lakpriya1s/ccbar" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/lakpriya1s/ccbar</a></p> <p>Feedback, contributions, and GitHub stars are always welcome 🙌</p> <p>Keywords: ClaudeCode, OpenSource, DeveloperTools, AIEngineering, Bash</p> ai claude claudecode code