Guides to Claude Code and Codex usage

Updated 23 Sep 2026 by DevSparks

Plain guides to Claude Code and Codex usage limits, usage monitors, usage credits, hooks, the status line and everyday tips, checked against the official docs. Each one lists its sources.

• How to check your Claude Code and Codex usage limits
  What the 5-hour and weekly limits are, where to check them, and what to do when you hit one.
• Claude Code usage monitors for Mac, compared (2026)
  The built-in checks and fourteen tools compared on where their numbers come from, Codex support and the waiting session.
• Claude Code vs Codex in 2026: limits, pricing and workflow compared
  How the two coding agents differ on plans, limits, where you check usage and how they fit your work.
• Claude Code hooks: get an alert when a session stops or needs you
  What hooks are, every hook event, and tested examples for alerts, blocking risky commands and formatting.
• Claude Code status line setup that shows usage and reset time
  Put your 5-hour and weekly usage and reset time in the Claude Code status line, with tested scripts.
• Claude usage credits explained: keep coding past your limit
  Which plans can buy them, what they cost, how to cap them, and when credits beat upgrading or waiting.
• Claude Code tips that make your 5-hour window last longer
  Twelve habits from Anthropic's own docs, from /clear and /compact to model choice, plans and subagents.