A lightweight VS Code extension that displays live Claude Code usage directly in the status bar.
Features
- Built-in local proxy
- Live 5-hour usage
- Live 7-day usage
- Visual usage bars in the status bar
- Detailed hover information
- Automatic proxy startup
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- WSL
Installation
Install the extension.
Configure Claude Code by adding the following to your Claude settings.
Linux / macOS / WSL
~/.claude/settings.json
Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.claude\settings.json
{
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:3456"
}
}
Reload VS Code.
How it works
Claude Code
│
▼
Claude Companion
(local proxy)
│
▼
Anthropic API
Claude Companion transparently proxies all requests to Anthropic and reads the usage headers returned by the API. Prompts, responses and API keys are never stored.
Privacy
- Listens only on
127.0.0.1 - No prompts are stored
- No responses are stored
- No API keys are stored
- Stops automatically when VS Code closes
Roadmap
Planned features include:
- Current model (Opus / Sonnet)
- Context window usage
- Automatic Claude configuration
- Customizable status bar
- Marketplace release
License
MIT