{"version":"2.1.304","anchor":"rate-limit-frame-gains-usagecreditoffer-for-the-vs-code-exte","canonical_anchor":"rate-limit-frame-gains-usagecreditoffer-for-the-vs-code-exte","heading":"Rate-limit messages to the VS Code extension can carry a usage credit offer","tier":"internal","area":"Usage Credits","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.304\/e\/rate-limit-frame-gains-usagecreditoffer-for-the-vs-code-exte","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.304","markdown":"### Rate-limit messages to the VS Code extension can carry a usage credit offer\n\nRate-limit messages sent to VS Code extension sessions can now include a usage credit offer, such as a percentage off or extra credit\n\n**What**\n\nWhen you hit a rate limit, Claude Code sends a message describing it. That message can now include an optional usage credit offer with:\n\n- its kind: a percentage off, or extra credit\n\n- a headline percentage\n\n- days left on the offer\n\n- a label\n\nThe offer is internal and is sent only to sessions that the VS Code extension owns.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis lets the VS Code extension show an offer for usage credit when you are rate limited. The server decides whether an offer is ever sent.\n\n- Area: Usage Credits\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}