Claude Multi-Account
Run every project on the right Claude account, and always know which one you are on.
Freelancers and consultants often hold a Claude account per client, plus a personal one. Claude Code signs in once per config directory, so it is easy to spend a client's quota on your own project, or lose track of what a session costs. Claude Multi-Account puts the account, the usage and the switch where you can see them.
Features
- The account in the status bar. The account this folder runs on, the session's tokens and cost, and the highest rate-limit usage. The item turns amber at 90% of a limit.
- Switch in one click. Hover the item: the account and its email come first, then a button for every other account. The choice is saved per folder, so each project keeps its own account and you can work on several at once.
- Add accounts from VS Code.
Add account creates a config directory for the new account and opens a terminal to sign in.
- Pick up where you stopped. After a switch, start a new conversation right where you are: it receives the last request, the last answer and the path of the previous transcript, so the work continues on the new account without repeating yourself.
- Real token counts. Tokens are read from the session transcript: input, output, cache reads and cache writes, for the whole session, resumed sessions included.
- Cost report by account. What each account, and each folder under it, cost in a month. One account per client means one line per client on your invoice. Open it from the hover or with
Claude Multi-Account: Cost report by account.
Pro
Pro adds the full history of the cost report, beyond the current and the previous month, and CSV export for invoices. Every Pro feature is free during the launch. When Pro goes on sale, Claude Multi-Account: Enter Pro license key unlocks it on your machine.
Getting started
- Install this extension and the companion Claude Code plugin. At the prompt of a Claude Code session:
/plugin install multi-account --marketplace roych28/claude-multi-account
or from a shell:
claude plugin install multi-account --marketplace roych28/claude-multi-account
- When the extension asks, let it start Claude Code tabs on each folder's account. It sets
claudeCode.claudeProcessWrapper to a small launcher in ~/.claude-multi-account/bin.
- Run Claude Multi-Account: Add account for each client and sign in.
- Open a project, click the account in the status bar, and pick the account it should run on.
How it works
Every Claude account lives in its own config directory, which Claude Code reads from CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR. Two plain-text files in ~/.claude-multi-account hold the setup:
accounts: one account per line, name<TAB>config dirfolders: one rule per line, folder<TAB>account. The longest matching folder wins, and a * line is the default.
The launcher reads these files and starts Claude Code on the right account. The companion plugin reports the account, cost and limits of each session, records each session's cost in ~/.claude-multi-account/ledger, and writes the handoff note the next session reads. The cost is Claude Code's own figure at API prices; on a Pro or Max plan it measures the work done, not what the plan charged.
Commands
Claude Multi-Account: Switch account for this folderClaude Multi-Account: Cost report by accountClaude Multi-Account: Add accountClaude Multi-Account: Start Claude Code tabs on the folder's accountClaude Multi-Account: RefreshClaude Multi-Account: Enter Pro license key
Requirements
macOS or Linux, with Claude Code installed. The launcher is a POSIX shell script.
Privacy
Everything stays on your machine. The extension reads Claude Code's local config and transcripts and writes only to ~/.claude-multi-account. The one network call is to the license server, with your key, when you enter a Pro license key.
Support
Found a bug or want a feature? Open an issue. If the extension saves you time, you can sponsor its development.
License
MIT. Not affiliated with Anthropic. Made by Roy Chemo at Kashuv.
