Shows whether Anthropic's 2x Claude usage boost is active right now — directly in your pi status bar.
⚡2x · 1x in 3h22m boost is live, peak starts in 3h22m
1x · ⚡2x in 45m peak hours, boost resumes in 45m
Works with or without pi-powerline-footer. Auto-hides outside the promotion window (March 13–28, 2026).
pi install npm:pi-claude-boostOr via git:
pi install https://github.com/jjar1/pi-claude-boostRestart pi or run /reload to activate.
Anthropic doubles Claude usage outside peak hours from March 13–28, 2026.
- Peak (1x): 8 AM – 2 PM ET / 12:00–18:00 UTC on weekdays
- Boost (2x): all other hours + weekends all day
The extension does simple UTC math — no API calls, no external dependencies. It reads your system timezone to determine weekday vs weekend, checks UTC time against the peak window, and shows a colored status with countdown:
| State | Display | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Boost active | ⚡2x · 1x in 3h22m |
green |
| Peak hours | 1x · ⚡2x in 45m |
dim/warning |
| Outside promo | (hidden) | — |
Updates every 60 seconds. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
pi remove npm:pi-claude-boostMIT