Claude Pulse v1.0.0

First public release of Claude Pulse — a minimal Windows tray widget showing real-time Claude AI usage.

Features

• Real-time monitoring: session (5h), weekly, monthly spend
• Hover-to-peek tray interaction, click to pin
• One-click auto-login (no cookie copying)
• Multi-profile support
• 5 themes × light/dark
• Compact mode + 7-day history graph
• Windows toast notifications at 75% / 90% / 95%
• Trend prediction
• Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+Shift+R)
• Privacy-first: 100% local, no telemetry

Download

Pick one:

• Claude Pulse-Setup-1.0.0.exe — NSIS installer (recommended). Installs per-user, creates Start menu and desktop shortcuts, enables Windows autostart by default.
• Claude Pulse-Portable-1.0.0.exe — Portable, no install needed. Run from any folder. Note: autostart is disabled in portable mode (use the installer for that).

Both are ~100 MB and contain everything needed — no Python, no Node.js required on your machine.

First-run

1. Run the installer or portable .exe
2. The welcome screen opens automatically
3. Click "Log in with Claude" → a browser window opens to claude.ai/login
4. Log in normally — Claude Pulse captures your session and starts monitoring

Notes

• Windows SmartScreen may warn about an unsigned executable. Click "More info" → "Run anyway".
• New tray icons go into the ^ overflow menu by default on Windows 11. Drag the Claude Pulse icon out onto the taskbar to pin it.

Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11 (x64)
• Active Claude account (any plan)

Build from source

See BUILD.md for instructions.