pi-chatgpt-limit

A pi extension that shows your ChatGPT Codex subscription usage inline in the footer.

It displays configurable ChatGPT Pro/Codex usage next to the active Codex model, and provides a command for detailed 5-hour and weekly usage windows.

Preview

Example footer with the default weekly quota display:

~/project (main)
T35k 4.2%/272k                    gpt-5.5 • W 42%

Quota windows

Setting	Footer example
Weekly usage (default)	W 42%
5-hour usage	5h 25%
Both	5h 25% / W 42%
Hidden	No quota information

Display modes

Mode	Example
Used percent	W 42%
Used percent with reset	W 42% · ~2d
Pace percent with state	WP 13% (reserve)
Pace percent	WP -13%
Pace percent with reset	WP -13% · ~2d
Remaining percent	W 58% left
Remaining percent with reset	W 58% left · ~2d

Pace modes apply to the weekly quota. When both quota windows are displayed, the 5-hour window continues to show its used percentage:

5h 25% / WP -13%

Footer position

Quota information can be placed on any of the three footer lines.

First line

~/project (main)                               W 42%
T35k 4.2%/272k                              gpt-5.5

Second line (default)

~/project (main)
T35k 4.2%/272k                    gpt-5.5 • W 42%

Third line

~/project (main)
T35k 4.2%/272k                              gpt-5.5
                                                W 42%

Usage color thresholds

Quota colors are based on the percentage already used:

Usage	Theme color
< 80%	dim
80–89%	warning
90–100%	error

The same thresholds apply regardless of whether the displayed value uses used, remaining, reset, or pace formatting.

Install

pi install git:https://github.com/erathaowl/pi-chatgpt-limit

Then reload pi:

/reload

Usage

The footer percentage appears only while using an openai-codex model authenticated via pi's /login flow.

For details, run /chatgpt-limit and choose Show current usage details, or print the same details directly without opening a menu:

/chatgpt-limit-usage

The direct command prints account and metadata details dimmed, while the 5-hour and weekly limits use white or the footer's warning/error colors at 80%/90% usage. The pace row uses white. The command returns focus to the prompt immediately. The details include:

• plan
• account email when available
• 5-hour usage window
• weekly usage window
• reset times

Footer configuration

The /chatgpt-limit menu configures the ChatGPT quota display:

• show weekly usage (default), 5-hour usage, both, or hide usage
• show used percent, used percent with reset, pace, remaining percent, or reset-aware variants
• place usage right-aligned on the first line, right-aligned on the second line (default), or right-aligned on a new third line
• reset footer settings to defaults

Examples:

• W 42%
• W 42% · ~2d
• WP 13% (reserve)
• WP -13%
• WP -13% · ~2d
• W 58% left
• W 58% left · ~2d
• 5h 25% / W 42%

Use the dedicated standard-footer command to switch between Pi's default layout and a custom set of fields:

/chatgpt-limit-footer

It can independently show or hide the working directory, Git branch, session name, input/output/total/cache tokens, cost, subscription marker, context usage, provider, model, and thinking level.

Other providers

By default, pi-chatgpt-limit replaces Pi's footer only when the active provider is openai-codex. Other providers continue to use Pi's native footer. To use the configured standard footer with every provider, choose:

/chatgpt-limit-footer
→ Other providers
→ Enabled

The change applies immediately, as do later provider/model switches; /reload is not required. ChatGPT quota information is never shown for other providers, even when an old OpenAI usage snapshot is available.

For example, with the option disabled, an openai-codex model can show:

~/project (main)
T35k 4.2%/272k                    gpt-5.5 • W 42%

Switching to another provider restores Pi's native footer. With Other providers enabled, that provider instead uses the configured standard fields without quota output:

~/project (main)
T35k 4.2%/128k                      qwen3-coder

No W, 5h, WP, or quota reset fragment is added for a non-openai-codex provider, regardless of the configured quota position.

Interactive standard-footer editor

Choose Standard footer fields to open a persistent checklist:

Standard footer fields
Mode: Custom

  [x] Working directory
  [x] Git branch
  [x] Session name
  [ ] Input tokens
  [ ] Output tokens
› [x] Total tokens
  [ ] Cache read tokens
  [ ] Cache write tokens
  [ ] Cost
  [ ] Subscription marker
  [x] Context usage
  [ ] Provider
  [x] Model
  [x] Thinking level

↑↓ navigate • space toggle • enter save • esc cancel

Controls:

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Navigate
Space	Toggle the selected field
Enter	Save all changes and close
Esc	Cancel all changes and close
Ctrl+C	Cancel all changes and close

Space updates a checkbox without leaving the menu, so you can edit several fields in one visit. The footer preview updates immediately, but only Enter persists the final changes. Esc or Ctrl+C discards the entire draft and restores the previous footer.

Opening the editor in Default mode displays the canonical Pi defaults and does not itself switch modes. Saving a changed default field switches to Custom mode. If every field is returned to its initial default value before saving, the footer remains in Default mode. A footer already in Custom mode remains Custom.

For example, enable only Total tokens and Context usage in Custom mode for a compact statistics line:

T35k 4.2%/272k

This means Total tokens and Context usage are enabled and all other standard fields are disabled. Total tokens = input + output; cache reads and cache writes are excluded. ChatGPT quota placement is configured independently and can remain on the first, second, or third footer line.

Settings persist globally in ~/.pi/agent/chatgpt-limit.json, so the same footer preference applies across pi sessions. The file uses this structure:

{
  "quotaWindow": "weekly",
  "displayMode": "used",
  "footerPosition": "second",
  "standardFooter": {
    "mode": "custom",
    "showForOtherProviders": false,
    "workingDirectory": false,
    "gitBranch": false,
    "sessionName": false,
    "inputTokens": false,
    "outputTokens": false,
    "totalTokens": true,
    "cacheReadTokens": false,
    "cacheWriteTokens": false,
    "cost": false,
    "subscriptionMarker": false,
    "contextUsage": true,
    "provider": false,
    "model": false,
    "thinkingLevel": false
  }
}

Set footerPosition to first, second, or third. Missing or invalid settings fall back to the standard Pi-style footer. showForOtherProviders accepts only a boolean and defaults to false.

A minimal input can enable the custom footer on other providers while selecting a few fields:

{
  "standardFooter": {
    "mode": "custom",
    "showForOtherProviders": true,
    "totalTokens": true,
    "contextUsage": true
  }
}

The persisted file is normalized and contains the complete standard-footer structure. Editing or canceling the visual-field checklist preserves showForOtherProviders. Selecting Reset to Pi defaults restores the canonical field set, Default mode, and showForOtherProviders: false; when another provider is active, Pi's native footer is restored immediately.

Notes

This extension calls ChatGPT's usage endpoint:

GET https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/wham/usage

It uses the OAuth token already stored by pi for the active openai-codex provider.

Extensions run with local user permissions and can access pi auth storage. Review extensions before installing them.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup, PR expectations, and commit message guidance.

Release

See RELEASE.md for the release checklist, GitHub release publishing, npm verification, and announcement steps.

License

MIT

About this fork

This package is a fork of patlux/pi-chatgpt-limit.

It includes additional features and changes maintained independently under the @erathaowl npm scope.

The original project is Copyright © its original authors and is distributed under the MIT License.