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Cursor Usage Panel

Cursor Usage Panel

Jin Yong

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Display Cursor AI request usage in the status bar with model info and trend prediction
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Cursor Usage

Display your Cursor AI request usage directly in the status bar with real-time model info and trend prediction.

Features

  • Real-time usage display — Shows ⚡ 304/500 (used/total) in the status bar
  • Color-coded warnings — Green (>30%), Yellow (10–30%), Red (<10%)
  • Current model — Shows the most recently used model (e.g. Claude 4.6 Opus)
  • Trend prediction — Daily average, projected monthly usage, days until exhaustion
  • Exceeded protection — Correctly handles over-limit scenarios (no negative numbers)
  • Auto-refresh — Updates every 5 minutes (configurable, minimum 60s)
  • Click to refresh — Click the status bar item to refresh immediately
  • Critical alert — Warning notification when usage drops below 10%
  • Zero configuration — Automatically reads token from local Cursor database

Hover Tooltip

Hover over the status bar item to see:

  • Account plan & current model
  • Usage breakdown (used / remaining / total)
  • Trend analysis (daily avg, projected total, exhaustion forecast)
  • Next billing cycle reset date
  • Quick actions: Refresh & Settings

Installation

From VSIX (local)

cursor --install-extension cursor-usage-0.1.0.vsix --force

Or in Cursor: Cmd+Shift+P → Extensions: Install from VSIX...

From Marketplace

Search "Cursor Usage" in the Extensions panel.

Configuration

Open Settings (Cmd+,) and search cursorUsage:

Setting Description Default
cursorUsage.token Cursor accessToken (leave empty for auto-detection) "" (auto)
cursorUsage.refreshInterval Refresh interval in seconds (minimum 60) 300

Commands

Command Description
Cursor Usage: Refresh Manually refresh usage data
Cursor Usage: Settings Open extension settings
Cursor Usage: Diagnose Show diagnostic info (model data from Dashboard API)

Requirements

  • macOS (reads token from local Cursor database via sqlite3)
  • Cursor IDE with an active login

Privacy

  • Token is read locally from your machine only
  • Usage data is fetched from Cursor's API (api2.cursor.sh)
  • Model data is fetched from Cursor Dashboard API (cursor.com)
  • No data is sent to any third party

License

MIT

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