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Limitbuddy — AI skill for Claude Code

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ESP32 desk display for AI coding usage limits: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Copilot, Cursor and more.

How to install Limitbuddy

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open catorendal-a11y/limitbuddy and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Limitbuddy does

ESP32 desk display for AI coding usage limits: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Copilot, Cursor and more. 4.3-inch touchscreen, quota and reset countdowns, animated companions, USB only.

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README

LimitBuddy — ESP32 desk display for AI coding usage limits

**LimitBuddy** keeps your AI coding agents' usage limits on a 4.3-inch ESP32 touchscreen beside your keyboard: session and weekly quota, reset countdowns and low-limit alerts for **Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, Z.AI / ZCode, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, Cursor and Antigravity**. An animated companion — **NOVA**, **ORBIT** or the Claude Code pixel critter **CLAUDE** — reacts to recorded token activity on your PC. USB only: no Wi-Fi, no cloud relay, keys stay on the PC.

*Formerly **AI Monitor P4** (`ai-monitor-p4-s3`); old links redirect here.*

New candidate package: **[v1.19.1-rc23](https://github.com/catorendal-a11y/limitbuddy/releases/tag/v1.19.1-rc23)**, with a full-color terminal dashboard, direct device navigation, observed agent sessions, local-day history, companion packs, private diagnostics and [real USB device-screen capture](docs/DEVICE_MIRROR.md). This is a prerelease; physical permission control remains disabled pending hardware/provider validation.

![LimitBuddy: ESP32-P4 touchscreen with NOVA and ORBIT robot companions, actual UI previews and the LimitBuddy terminal](docs/media/github-preview.png)

The [LimitBuddy terminal application](docs/TERMINAL.md) is now the PC app. Download one Windows x64 terminal ZIP, extract it into a permanent writable folder, and double-click **Install-LimitBuddy.cmd** once. Open a new terminal and type:

limitbuddy

Python and the required libraries are included, so installation needs no additional downloads or separate Python, pip, Node.js or npm setup. NOVA remains source code; there is no separate NOVA EXE or Qt application. NOVA provides setup, host controls, integrations, history, firmware and companion operations through the shared backend. **1–5** changes page, **Tab/Enter** uses controls, **?** opens help and **Q** quits. Use a 120 × 30 character window or larger. Use `limitbuddy --version` or `limitbuddy --help` for command inf