Show your Claude, Codex and Cursor usage limits in the Mac menu bar
As a weekend challenge, a developer built a small Mac app that puts his Claude, Codex and Cursor limits in the menu bar so all the context is in one place.
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@nuroglubahadir on X · 2026-10-19
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-19.
What they did
As a weekend challenge, a developer built a small Mac app that puts his Claude, Codex and Cursor limits in the menu bar so all the context is in one place.
Result (as claimed)
A menu bar app built around his own needs.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo; Cursor: free plan, paid from $8/mo.
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You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Show your Claude, Codex and Cursor usage limits in the Mac menu bar What the original author did: As a weekend challenge, a developer built a small Mac app that puts his Claude, Codex and Cursor limits in the menu bar so all the context is in one place. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A menu bar app built around his own needs. Source: https://x.com/nuroglubahadir/status/2112114028948677075 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Show your Claude, Codex and Cursor usage limits in the Mac menu bar What the original author did: As a weekend challenge, a developer built a small Mac app that puts his Claude, Codex and Cursor limits in the menu bar so all the context is in one place. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A menu bar app built around his own needs. Source: https://x.com/nuroglubahadir/status/2112114028948677075 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Show your Claude, Codex and Cursor usage limits in the Mac menu bar What the original author did: As a weekend challenge, a developer built a small Mac app that puts his Claude, Codex and Cursor limits in the menu bar so all the context is in one place. Reported result (as claimed by the author): A menu bar app built around his own needs. Source: https://x.com/nuroglubahadir/status/2112114028948677075 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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