Perpetual for VS Code

Keep the task going when your AI hits a limit.

Perpetual brings Claude Code and Codex into one VS Code workbench. When an account reaches its usage limit, it automatically continues the task with the next ready account, including switching between Claude and Codex.

Your task history, project context, and code changes carry over. You can leave a task running instead of watching the quota and moving the work by hand.

The VS Code extension with an example task and accounts. Codex reaches its limit, Claude continues the work, and the result stays in the same conversation.

Use the accounts you already have

Connect your Claude and Codex accounts once, then put them in the order you want Perpetual to use. It tracks each account separately and skips accounts that are at their limit.

• Continue on another account. The next ready account picks up the task automatically.
• Wait for a reset. If every account is at its limit, Perpetual waits for the earliest known reset and resumes when access returns.
• Return to your preferred provider. Choose whether to switch back when it becomes available again.

You control automatic switching and resuming in Settings → Models & limits. One signed-in provider is enough to get started. Add more accounts or both providers to give a task more places to continue.

Example accounts in the extension’s VS Code settings panel. Each account has its own sign-in, usage state, and place in the rotation.

One task, from the first request to the final diff

Each task keeps its conversation, files, and follow-up requests together. The transcript shows where switches happened. When the work is ready, you can review the changes in the same workbench.

• Persistent conversations. Come back to an existing task or queue another request while the agent is working.
• Changes you can review. Inspect diffs and use managed Git worktrees to keep agent edits separate from your checkout.
• Permissions you choose. Use read-only, workspace write, or full access. Approve actions in the workbench when a run needs your permission.
• Separate model choices. Save a model and reasoning level for each provider so a switch uses the settings you want.
• Task budgets. Set a token target, or a percentage of weekly usage for Codex, to have a task wrap up near your target and pause.

Get started

1. Install Perpetual for VS Code and open a trusted workspace.
2. Install and sign into Claude Code, Codex CLI, or both.
3. Open the Perpetual icon in the Activity Bar, or run Perpetual: Open Perpetual Panel from the Command Palette.
4. Check your accounts and switching preferences in Settings, choose your permissions, and give the agent a task.

Perpetual uses your existing provider access. Accounts you add have separate credentials and session history. Codex reset credits are off by default, and Perpetual does not enable Claude paid extra usage.

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