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Claude Code v2.1.242 ·

Lower-priority mode reports extra usage taking over, and shows an allowance percentage

Fast mode now tells you when extra usage takes over and shows your remaining allowance percentage.

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3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Rate LimitsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.242,
What probably matters to youSection of the release
What

When lower-priority ("fast") work stops, a new reason says extra usage is now covering your requests. The status line can show a remaining-allowance note with the percentage filled in, and the "no room for lower-priority work" message now suggests when to re-run the slash command.

Details
  • The status line, allowance note and exhausted-budget copy all come from remote-configured strings, so the wording can change without an update.
  • The extra-usage end reason itself is unconditional.
Evidence

Extra usage is now covering your requests

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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