Claude Code quota management: a complete guide (2026)

How to track, monitor, and control your Claude Code usage before it eats your budget. The problem You're in the middle of a coding session. Your Claude Code Max 5 limit just hit — right before a critical deadline. You have no idea when it happened, why, or how much you've spent this month. That's the reality for thousands of developers using Claude Code. The tool is powerful, but it's a black box — you can't see token usage in real time, you're not warned before hitting limits, a...