macOS Menu Bar App · Open Source

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Claude credit reset

A lightweight menu bar watchdog that monitors your Claude Code sessions, alerts you the moment credits renew, and automatically resumes your work.

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macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free & open source

Credit locked state
Credit locked Resets in 47m
Resume
Ready state
Claude ready No limit hit

What it does

Everything, automatically

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Real-time tracking

Polls your Claude Code sessions every 15 seconds and reads exact reset timestamps from hook data.

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Hard-to-miss alerts

macOS notification, a blocking dialog, and a voice announcement the moment your credits renew.

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Auto resume

Automatically injects "Please continue with what we left" into the correct Terminal.app tab.

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Menu bar widget

Tiny floating pill shows status and countdown. Lives in the menu bar — no Dock icon.

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Claude Code hooks

Integrates via StopFailure and SessionStart hooks for precise detection.

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100% local

No cloud, no account. Everything runs on your machine. Your session data never leaves.

Installation

Get started in 2 steps

1

Download and open the DMG

Download the DMG (universal — works on Apple Silicon and Intel), drag the app to your Applications folder. Right-click the app → Open the first time, then click Open in the dialog (required for unsigned apps).

If macOS still blocks it, run in Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Claude Credit Watchdog.app"
2

Run the installer

The installer sets up the background daemon, Claude Code hooks, and status line integration.

bash ~/Applications/Claude\ Credit\ Watchdog.app/Contents/Resources/scripts/install.sh

Then restart Claude Code and you're done.