Track Chutes usage, quotas, and rolling limits in a VS Code sidebar without leaving the editor.
Current dashboard rendered with synthetic, illustrative values.
Chutes Usage Monitor is a read-only VS Code extension for developers who run models through Chutes and want billing context while they code. It shows subscription spend, rolling limits, daily requests, and pay-as-you-go credit in an Activity Bar dashboard and an optional status bar summary, using only the API key you provide.
This is an independent, unofficial third-party extension. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Chutes.
Install mikesoft.chutes-usage-vscode from either registry:
code --install-extension mikesoft.chutes-usage-vscodeAlternatively, install it from Open VSX if your editor uses that registry.
- Open the Command Palette and run
Chutes Usage Monitor: Set API Key. - Paste a Chutes API key; it is stored in VS Code SecretStorage.
- Open the Chutes Usage Monitor view from the Activity Bar to see the dashboard.
The dashboard refreshes on the configured interval, when it becomes visible again, and when VS Code
regains focus. Run Chutes Usage Monitor: Refresh to refresh immediately.
- Sidebar dashboard for billing-cycle, rolling four-hour, and daily request usage.
- Plan context and pay-as-you-go credit with visible low-credit and no-credit warnings.
- Optional status bar summary for quick checks without opening the dashboard.
- Manual and automatic refresh, including refresh on view visibility and window focus.
- Native Light, Dark, and High Contrast theme support, with keyboard and screen-reader accessibility.
- Read-only access to your own account data; the extension never mutates anything on Chutes.
- Secure API-key storage in VS Code SecretStorage, with no local usage history.
- A locked-down webview with a per-load content security policy nonce.
- VS Code 1.103.0 or newer, or a compatible editor that installs from Open VSX.
- A Chutes account and an API key that can read your own usage data.
- Network access to
https://api.chutes.ai.
| Setting | Purpose | Default |
|---|---|---|
chutesUsageVscode.refreshIntervalSeconds |
Refresh interval in seconds. | 60 |
chutesUsageVscode.showStatusBar |
Show the Chutes Usage Monitor status bar item. | true |
Both settings apply immediately; no window reload is required.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
Chutes Usage Monitor: Open Dashboard |
Focus the dashboard view. |
Chutes Usage Monitor: Refresh |
Fetch a fresh snapshot now. |
Chutes Usage Monitor: Set API Key |
Store or replace the Chutes API key. |
Chutes Usage Monitor: Remove API Key |
Delete the stored key. |
The API key is stored with VS Code SecretStorage and is used only to request your own usage data. The extension keeps no local history of usage data; the webview persists only whether the Plan Limits section is collapsed, never an account snapshot. It performs best-effort cleanup of its extension storage on uninstall and reports no telemetry.
The webview loads its bootstrap as an ES module with a per-load content security policy nonce, and
external links open only through an allowlist. Usage figures may lag behind live requests; when daily
quota data cannot be verified reliably, the dashboard shows -- instead of a misleading 0. See
SECURITY.md for vulnerability reporting.
Run Chutes Usage Monitor: Set API Key, paste a valid key, then run
Chutes Usage Monitor: Refresh.
Update the extension to the latest release, reload the VS Code window, and reopen the view from the Activity Bar. A webview bootstrap regression in an older release could prevent the dashboard from rendering at all.
That is expected. The Activity Bar icon is a dedicated single-color SVG that follows VS Code icon guidelines, while the Marketplace listing uses the full-artwork PNG icon.
Verify that the key is still valid and that the Chutes API is reachable, then refresh. Chutes quota
metering can lag behind live traffic, so the extension shows -- when a value cannot be verified
instead of a possibly wrong 0. While the extension host stays active, a temporary API failure may
keep the last successful snapshot visible; the snapshot itself is never persisted.
API response shapes can change. Refresh the dashboard, compare again after a short delay, and when reporting the issue include a redacted sample payload that keeps field names and numeric values.
Requires Node.js 22.17.0 (see .nvmrc) and npm. The lockfile is authoritative.
git clone https://github.com/TheStreamCode/chutes-usage-vscode
cd chutes-usage-vscode
npm ci
npm run checknpm run check compiles the extension host and webview, runs the node:test suites, and audits
dependencies. npm run package builds the VSIX, and npm run preflight runs both. Press F5 in VS
Code to launch an Extension Development Host.
Ask setup and usage questions in
GitHub Discussions and report
reproducible defects in GitHub Issues.
See SUPPORT.md and docs/troubleshooting.md for more.
See CONTRIBUTING.md. Pull requests must pass the required CI checks.
MIT — see LICENSE. Trademark and provider notices are in NOTICE.
Maintained by Michael Gasperini (Mikesoft). If this project is useful to you, consider sponsoring its maintenance.