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What you can do with Pulse

Pulse is a free, open-source macOS app that shows how much of each AI coding tool's usage limit you have left, as rings on the edge of the screen.

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What do you want to do?

4 use cases

  • See remaining limits for all your AI coding tools

    Put one ring per AI coding service on the screen edge and read what is left without opening usage pages.

    View prompt
    Install Pulse from https://github.com/qunqin24/Pulse by downloading the latest Pulse-x.y.z.dmg from Releases into <download-folder> and moving Pulse.app to /Applications. Confirm that /Applications/Pulse.app exists and report its version. Verify the app launches and that the service chooser appears on first run.

  • Get warned before a rate limit stops your coding

    Set notifications for limit thresholds and use the burn-rate forecast to plan the rest of a session.

    View prompt
    Using the Pulse app from https://github.com/qunqin24/Pulse, enable limit-threshold notifications for <service-name>. Confirm the threshold setting is saved and report the burn-rate forecast shown on that service's detailed card.

  • Review AI token spend across local clients by day

    Chart token use by day, model and agent over any span, priced at public API rates, and share a recap.

    View prompt
    In the Pulse app from https://github.com/qunqin24/Pulse, open the token spend view for the last 30 days, group results by model, and report the top three models by estimated spend in <currency>. Verify that the figures are labelled as estimates priced at public API rates.

  • Build Pulse from source and run your own copy

    Clone the repo, build the app bundle with the included script, and launch it on your Mac.

    View prompt
    Clone https://github.com/qunqin24/Pulse into <target-folder>, run ./Scripts/bundle.sh from inside it, and confirm that build.noindex/Pulse.app exists. Report any build errors and the final lines of the build output.

How to use Pulse

  1. Check you have what it needs: A Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, on Apple Silicon or Intel; An existing login for each AI service you want to monitor, such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor; Permission to open the app past Gatekeeper, since Pulse has no Apple Developer certificate.
  2. Open qunqin24/Pulse on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Download the latest Pulse-x.y.z.dmg from the Releases page of github.com/qunqin24/Pulse.
  4. Open the disk image and drag Pulse into your Applications folder.
  5. If macOS blocks the first launch, open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, and click Open Anyway. Or run xattr -cr /Applications/Pulse.app in Terminal.
  6. On first launch, tick the services you want to monitor in the chooser, then click Done. Nothing is checked until you click Done.

These steps come from our top use case, See remaining limits for all your AI coding tools, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

  • Who it is forDevelopers and power users who work across several AI coding tools and want to avoid hitting rate limits without opening each usage page.
  • Why it is hot
  • LanguageSwift
  • Sourcegithub.com/qunqin24/Pulse · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

  • A Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, on Apple Silicon or Intel
  • An existing login for each AI service you want to monitor, such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  • Permission to open the app past Gatekeeper, since Pulse has no Apple Developer certificate
  • For building from source only: full Xcode with the macOS 26 SDK, not just the Command Line Tools
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Questions about Pulse

What is Pulse?

Pulse is a free, open-source macOS app that shows how much of each AI coding tool's usage limit you have left, as rings on the edge of the screen. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/qunqin24/Pulse.

Who is Pulse for?

Developers and power users who work across several AI coding tools and want to avoid hitting rate limits without opening each usage page.

What can I do with Pulse?

4 use cases so far, for example: See remaining limits for all your AI coding tools; Get warned before a rate limit stops your coding; Review AI token spend across local clients by day. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Pulse?

A Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, on Apple Silicon or Intel; An existing login for each AI service you want to monitor, such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor; Permission to open the app past Gatekeeper, since Pulse has no Apple Developer certificate; For building from source only: full Xcode with the macOS 26 SDK, not just the Command Line Tools.

What are alternatives to Pulse?

Other hot AI repos in Software and DevOps: Harness2, iFixAi, Orca, Diagram Design, AI Memory.

Is Pulse safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.