Claude Code Usage

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Claude Code Usage skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Claude Code Usage is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: ai-tooling · Last updated: 2026-06-10

ai:claude

Check Claude Code OAuth usage limits (session & weekly quotas). Use when user asks about Claude Code usage, remaining limits, rate limits, or how much Claude usage they have left. Includes automated session refresh reminders and reset detection monitoring.

From the source SKILL.md

Check your Claude Code OAuth API usage limits for both session (5-hour) and weekly (7-day) windows.

What this skill does

Claude Code Usage is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the ai-tooling sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/claude-code-usage/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user asks about Claude Code usage, remaining limits, rate limits, or how much Claude usage they have left. Includes automated session refresh reminders and reset detection monitoring.

Who uses this skill

The Claude Code Usage Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/claude-code-usage
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/claude-code-usage/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/claude-code-usage/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/claude-code-usage/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/claude-code-usage/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\claude-code-usage\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Claude Code Usage Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/claude-code-usage/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Claude Code Usage skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Claude Code Usage skill?

Use Claude Code Usage when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the ai tooling area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Claude Code Usage" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Claude Code Usage skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Claude Code Usage is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ndesv21/awesome-openclaw-skills-1/blob/HEAD/skills/claude-code-usage/SKILL.md
Author: ndesv21

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ndesv21. (2026). Claude Code Usage [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/claude-code-usage/

BibTeX

@misc{claude-code-usage-2026,
  author    = {ndesv21},
  title     = {Claude Code Usage [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/claude-code-usage/}
}

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