Track your Codex usage limits with CodexBar

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-09-14 · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator recommends CodexBar, an app by Peter Steinberger (@steipete), for keeping an eye on your OpenAI Codex usage limits. It is useful for heavy coding-agent users who keep running into rate limits.

Key points

• CodexBar shows your Codex usage limits so you can check them at a glance
• It was made by Peter Steinberger (@steipete)
• Download it from codexbar.app

Resources mentioned

• CodexBar · tool · codexbar.app · check price
  macOS menu-bar app for monitoring OpenAI Codex usage limits.
  Also in: CodexBar: Track Your Codex Usage Limits from the Mac Menu Bar (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• Peter Steinberger (@steipete) · person · x.com · free
  Developer thanked for helping with and reviewing the Ollama integration.
  Also in: CodexBar: Track Your Codex Usage Limits from the Mac Menu Bar (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Ollama Is Now an Official Provider for OpenClaw (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)
• OpenAI Codex · tool · openai.com · paid
  OpenAI's coding agent. In the diagram it writes code, fixes review findings and drives the build loop. The creator also used it to make this video.
  Also in: An agent bot that installs and drives Codex on its own (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Asking a Coder bot to install Codex (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Sign in with ChatGPT: Setting Usage Limits for Each App (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Codex Cloud Environments Must Be Saved & Published Before Use (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 240 more

Try this

• Install CodexBar to keep track of your Codex usage limits