ai-usage

name	ai-usage
description	Check AI CLI usage/quota for Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Google Gemini CLI, Z.AI, and Synthetic. Use when user asks about remaining quota, usage limits, rate limits, or wants to check how much capacity is left.
allowed-tools	["Bash(npx cclimits:*)","Bash(cclimits:*)"]

AI CLI Usage Checker

Check remaining quota and usage for AI coding assistants: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, Z.AI, and Synthetic.

Uses the cclimits npm package.

When to Use This Skill

• User asks "how much quota do I have left?"
• User asks "check my usage" or "am I rate limited?"
• User wants to know which AI tool has capacity
• Before starting a large task, to verify quota availability
• User asks about token limits or remaining requests

Running the Command

# Check all tools (detailed)
npx cclimits

# Compact one-liner (5h window)
npx cclimits --oneline

# Compact one-liner (7d window)
npx cclimits --oneline 7d

# One-liner with reset countdowns (alias: --timeremaining)
npx cclimits --oneline both --resets

# Check specific tools
npx cclimits --claude
npx cclimits --codex
npx cclimits --gemini
npx cclimits --zai

# Synthetic direct quota probe (does not count against quota)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SYNTHETIC_API_KEY" https://api.synthetic.new/v2/quotas

# JSON output (for scripting)
npx cclimits --json

Credential Locations

Credentials are auto-discovered from these locations:

Tool	Location
Claude	~/.claude/.credentials.json (Linux) or macOS Keychain
Codex	~/.codex/auth.json
Gemini	~/.gemini/oauth_creds.json (auto-refreshes)
Z.AI	$ZAI_KEY or $ZAI_API_KEY environment variable
Synthetic	$SYNTHETIC_API_KEY environment variable

Setup (One-Time)

If credentials are missing, run the corresponding CLI tool to authenticate:

claude           # Login to Claude Code
codex login      # Login to OpenAI Codex
gemini           # Login to Gemini CLI
export ZAI_KEY=your-key  # Add to ~/.zshrc
export SYNTHETIC_API_KEY=your-key  # Get from https://synthetic.new dashboard

Output Interpretation

Quota Windows

Most tools use rolling windows:

• 5-hour window: Short-term rate limit
• 7-day window: Weekly quota limit

Percentage Used

• 0-50%: Plenty of capacity
• 50-70%: Moderate usage, plan accordingly
• 70-90%: High usage, may want to switch tools
• 90-100%: Near limit, expect rate limiting

Status Icons

Icon	Meaning
✅	Under 70% - plenty of capacity
⚠️	70-90% - moderate usage
🔴	90-100% - near limit
❌	100% or unavailable

Gemini Tiers

Gemini models are grouped by quota tier (models in same tier share quota):

Tier	Models
3-Flash	gemini-3-flash-preview
Flash	gemini-2.5-flash, gemini-2.5-flash-lite, gemini-2.0-flash
Pro	gemini-2.5-pro, gemini-3-pro-preview

Example Output

Compact One-liner (--oneline)

Claude: 4.0% (5h) ✅ | Codex: 0% (5h) ✅ | Z.AI: 1% ✅ | Gemini: ( 3-Flash 7% ✅ | Flash 1% ✅ | Pro 10% ✅ )

With --resets (or --timeremaining), each provider gains a ↻ reset countdown (5h-reset/7d-reset for both):

Claude: 4.0%/10.0% ✅ ↻2h15m/3d17h | Codex: 0%/2% ✅ ↻1h05m/6d23h | Z.AI: 1% (5h) ✅ ↻3h02m | Antigravity: 3% (20 models) ✅ ↻10m

Detailed Output (default)

🔍 AI CLI Usage Checker
   2025-12-31 21:30:00

==================================================
  Claude Code
==================================================
  🔑 Auth: Bearer token
  ✅ Connected

  5-Hour Window:
    Used:      15.2%
    Remaining: 84.8%
    Resets in: 3h 24m

  7-Day Window:
    Used:      42.0%
    Remaining: 58.0%
    Resets in: 4d 12h

==================================================
  OpenAI Codex
==================================================
  🔑 Auth: OAuth (ChatGPT)
  ✅ Connected
  📊 Plan: pro

  5h Window:
    Used:      8%
    Remaining: 92%
    Resets in: 2h 15m

==================================================
  Gemini CLI
==================================================
  🔑 Auth: OAuth (Google Account)
  ✅ Connected
  📊 Tier: standard

  Quota by Tier:
    3-Flash: 7.0% used, 93.0% remaining
    Flash: 1.0% used, 99.0% remaining
    Pro: 10.0% used, 90.0% remaining

==================================================
  Z.AI (GLM-4)
==================================================
  ✅ Connected

  Token Quota:
    Used:      1%
    Remaining: 99%
    (10,000 / 1,000,000 tokens)

Troubleshooting

"No credentials found"

• Run the CLI tool to authenticate (see Setup section)
• For Z.AI, ensure environment variable is set

"Token expired"

• Claude: Run claude to re-authenticate
• Codex: Run codex login
• Gemini: Run gemini (or wait for auto-refresh)

API errors

• Check internet connectivity
• Verify the CLI tool works directly
• Check if the service is down

Package Info

npm package: cclimits GitHub: cruzanstx/cclimits

Requires: Node.js 16+ and Python 3.10+