VSCode z.ai Usage

Status bar example

Display your z.ai token usage percentage directly in the VS Code status bar

Features

Shows token quota usage (e.g. 45% (2h30m)) in the status bar
Displays time remaining until quota resets when available
Automatically refreshes at a configurable interval
Secure API key storage via VS Code Secret Storage

Status bar examples:

Situation	Display
Authenticated, usage available	`⬡ 45% (2h30m)`
Authenticated, no reset time	`⬡ 45%`
API key not set	`⬡ Set API Key`
Error / fetch failed	`⬡ -`

The ⬡ icon is the z.ai icon. Set zaiUsage.useIcon: false to display z.ai: as a text prefix instead.

Setup

Get your API token from the z.ai API Key page
Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
Run z.ai Usage: Set API Key and paste your token
The status bar will update immediately

Commands

Command	Description
`z.ai Usage: Set API Key`	Enter and verify your z.ai API token
`z.ai Usage: Clear API Key`	Remove the stored API token

Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`zaiUsage.refreshInterval`	`number`	`60`	Data refresh interval in seconds
`zaiUsage.useIcon`	`boolean`	`true`	Use z.ai icon (`⬡`) instead of text prefix `z.ai:`

Requirements

VS Code 1.85.0 or higher
A valid z.ai API token

License

[!WARNING] This extension uses an internal z.ai API (api.z.ai/api/monitor/usage/quota/limit) which is not officially documented. The API may change without notice, which could break this extension.

MIT

VSCode z.ai Usage

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VSCode z.ai Usage

Display your z.ai token usage percentage directly in the VS Code status bar

Features

Setup

Commands

Settings

Requirements

License