BURN Limit

Never be surprised by your AI bill again.

BURN Limit is a real-time cost tracking widget for VS Code that monitors your AI tool spend (Cursor, Kimi, Gemini, Claude, and more) directly in your status bar.

⚡ Features

• Status Bar Integration: See your real-time "Burn Rate" ($/hr) and monthly spend at a glance.
• Budget Alerts: Get notified when you hit 75%, 90%, or 100% of your monthly budget.
• Unified Dashboard: Tracks multiple providers in one place (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Kimi).
• Privacy First: All log parsing happens locally on your machine.
• Should I? Intervention: (Optional) Analyzes your current file to suggest cheaper models for simple tasks before you spend.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install the extension.
2. Click the BURN Limit icon in the Activity Bar.
3. Click Sync Logs to detect your local AI tool usage.
4. Set your budget via the status bar menu.

🛡️ Privacy

BURN Limit parses local log files from popular AI tools (like Cursor or Kimi) to estimate costs. Your data stays on your machine unless you explicitly configure the cloud dashboard sync.

⚙️ Configuration

• burnlimit.refreshInterval: How often to poll logs (default: 30s).
• burnlimit.budgetThresholds: Custom alert percentages.
• burnlimit.showIntervention: Enable/disable cost-saving suggestions.

Built for developers who want to stay fast without going broke.