ccburn

ccburn is an open-source terminal user interface (TUI) utility published by JuanjoFuchs that visualizes Claude Code usage limits through burn-up charts, offering developers a lightweight way to monitor remaining credits and forecast exhaustion dates without leaving the command line. Designed for integration into status bars, window manager widgets, or CI dashboards, the program accepts token-usage JSON exported by Claude Code, renders a compact ASCII progress meter that fits in a single terminal row, and can emit the same data in machine-readable JSON for downstream automation scripts. Version 0.7.0, the twelfth public release since the project’s debut, refines chart scaling, adds a minimal “compact mode” that squeezes the burn-up display into eight characters, and introduces configurable warning thresholds that tint the output amber or red as limits approach. Typical use cases include embedding a live credit meter in tmux or i3blocks, scheduling nightly cron jobs that log consumption trends, or chaining the JSON output into Prometheus exporters for team-wide quota alerts. The tool is written in Go, ships as a single static binary for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and requires only standard streams—no elevated rights or background daemons—making it suitable for locked-down development containers. By translating raw token counts into an intuitive ascending trace, ccburn helps individuals and organizations avoid service interruptions while experimenting with large prompts or automated refactoring sessions. The software is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

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