Understanding Output: Progress Bars, Reset Times, and Multi-Account

What You'll Learn

Understand every piece of information in mystatus output
Understand progress bar meanings (filled vs hollow)
Know different platforms' quota cycles (3 hours, 5 hours, monthly)
Identify quota differences across multiple accounts

Your Current Challenge

You ran /mystatus and saw progress bars, percentages, and countdowns, but couldn't figure out:

Are full progress bars good or bad?
What does "Resets in: 2h 30m" mean?
Why do some platforms show two progress bars while others show only one?
Why does Google Cloud have multiple accounts?

This lesson breaks down each piece of information for you.

Core Concept

mystatus output has a consistent format, but varies across platforms:

Common Elements:

Progress bars: █ (filled) indicates remaining, ░ (hollow) indicates used
Percentage: calculated as remaining percentage based on usage
Reset time: countdown to next quota refresh

Platform Differences:

Platform	Quota Cycle	Features
OpenAI	3 hours / 24 hours	May show two windows
Zhipu AI / Z.ai	5-hour Token / MCP monthly quota	Two different quota types
GitHub Copilot	Monthly	Shows exact values (229/300)
Google Cloud	Per-model	Each account shows 4 models

Output Structure Breakdown

Complete Output Example

## OpenAI Account Quota

Account:        user@example.com (team)

3-hour limit
████████████████████████████ 85% remaining
Resets in: 2h 30m

24-hour limit
████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 60% remaining
Resets in: 20h 30m

## Zhipu AI Account Quota

Account:        9c89****AQVM (Coding Plan)

5-hour token limit
████████████████████████████ 95% remaining
Used: 0.5M / 10.0M
Resets in: 4h

## GitHub Copilot Account Quota

Account:        GitHub Copilot (individual)

Premium        ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 24% (229/300)

Quota resets: 19d 0h (2026-02-01)

## Google Cloud Account Quota

### user@gmail.com

G3 Pro     4h 59m     ████████████████████ 100%
G3 Image   4h 59m     ████████████████████ 100%
G3 Flash   4h 59m     ████████████████████ 100%
Claude     2d 9h      ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0%

### work@gmail.com

G3 Pro     4h 59m     ████████░░░░░░░░░░░░ 50%
G3 Image   4h 59m     ████████████████████ 100%

Understanding Each Section

1. Account Information Line

Account:        user@example.com (team)

OpenAI / Copilot: Shows email + subscription type
Zhipu AI / Z.ai: Shows masked API Key + account type (Coding Plan)
Google Cloud: Shows email, multiple accounts separated by ###

2. Progress Bar

████████████████████████████ 85% remaining

█ (filled block): remaining quota
░ (hollow block): used quota
Percentage: remaining percentage (higher is better)

Quick Memory Rule

The more filled blocks, the more remaining → use freely The more hollow blocks, the more used → be conservative

3. Reset Time Countdown

Resets in: 2h 30m

Shows how long until the next quota refresh.

Reset Cycles:

OpenAI: 3-hour window / 24-hour window
Zhipu AI / Z.ai: 5-hour Token limit / MCP monthly quota
GitHub Copilot: Monthly (shows specific date)
Google Cloud: Each model has its own reset time

4. Value Details (Some Platforms)

Zhipu AI and Copilot show specific values:

Used: 0.5M / 10.0M              # Zhipu AI: used / total (unit: million tokens)
Premium        24% (229/300)     # Copilot: remaining percentage (used / total quota)

Platform-Specific Details

OpenAI: Dual-Window Quota

OpenAI may show two progress bars:

3-hour limit
████████████████████████████ 85% remaining
Resets in: 2h 30m

24-hour limit
████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 60% remaining
Resets in: 20h 30m

3-hour limit: 3-hour rolling window, suitable for high-frequency usage
24-hour limit: 24-hour rolling window, suitable for long-term planning

Team Accounts:

Has primary and secondary window limits
Different team members share the same Team quota

Individual Accounts (Plus):

Usually only shows the 3-hour window

Zhipu AI / Z.ai: Two Quota Types

5-hour token limit
████████████████████████████ 95% remaining
Used: 0.5M / 10.0M
Resets in: 4h

MCP limit
████████████████████████████ 100% remaining
Used: 0 / 1000

5-hour token limit: Token usage limit within 5 hours
MCP limit: Model Context Protocol monthly quota, used for search features

WARNING

MCP quota is monthly with a long reset time. If shown as full, you must wait until next month to recover.

GitHub Copilot: Monthly Quota

Premium        ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 24% (229/300)

Quota resets: 19d 0h (2026-02-01)

Premium Requests: Copilot premium feature usage
Shows specific values (used / total quota)
Monthly reset, shows specific date

Subscription Type Differences:

Subscription Type	Monthly Quota	Description
Free	N/A	No quota limit, but limited features
Pro	300	Standard personal version
Pro+	Higher	Upgraded version
Business	Higher	Business version
Enterprise	Unlimited	Enterprise version

Google Cloud: Multi-Account + Multi-Model

### user@gmail.com

G3 Pro     4h 59m     ████████████████████ 100%
G3 Image   4h 59m     ████████████████████ 100%
G3 Flash   4h 59m     ████████████████████ 100%
Claude     2d 9h      ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 0%

### work@gmail.com

G3 Pro     4h 59m     ████████░░░░░░░░░░░░ 50%

Format: Model Name | Reset Time | Progress Bar + Percentage

4 Models Explanation:

Model Name	Corresponding API Key	Purpose
G3 Pro	`gemini-3-pro-high` / `gemini-3-pro-low`	Advanced reasoning
G3 Image	`gemini-3-pro-image`	Image generation
G3 Flash	`gemini-3-flash`	Fast generation
Claude	`claude-opus-4-5-thinking` / `claude-opus-4-5`	Claude models

Multi-Account Display:

Each Google account separated by ###
Each account shows its own 4 model quotas
Can compare quota usage across different accounts

Pitfalls to Avoid

Common Misconceptions

Misconception	Fact
All filled progress bars = never used	More filled blocks = more remaining, use freely
Short reset time = quota almost gone	Short reset time = about to reset, can continue using
100% percentage = all used	100% percentage = all remaining
Zhipu AI only shows one quota	Actually has both TOKENS_LIMIT and TIME_LIMIT

What to Do When Quota Is Full?

If the progress bars are all hollow (0% remaining):

Short-term quotas (e.g., 3 hours, 5 hours): wait for reset countdown to complete
Monthly quotas (e.g., Copilot, MCP): wait until the beginning of next month
Multiple accounts: switch to another account (Google Cloud supports multiple accounts)

INFO

mystatus is a read-only tool that does not consume your quota or trigger any API calls.

Summary

Progress bar: Filled █ = remaining, hollow ░ = used
Reset time: countdown to next quota refresh
Platform differences: Different platforms have different quota cycles (3h/5h/monthly)
Multiple accounts: Google Cloud shows multiple accounts for easy quota management

Coming Up Next

Next, we'll learn OpenAI Quota Query.
You'll learn:
The difference between OpenAI's 3-hour and 24-hour limits
Team account quota sharing mechanism
How to parse JWT tokens to get account information

Appendix: Source Code Reference

Click to expand source code locations

Updated: 2026-01-23

Feature	File Path	Line Number
Progress bar generation	`plugin/lib/utils.ts`	40-53
Time formatting	`plugin/lib/utils.ts`	18-29
Remaining percentage calculation	`plugin/lib/utils.ts`	63-65
Token count formatting	`plugin/lib/utils.ts`	70-72
OpenAI output formatting	`plugin/lib/openai.ts`	164-194
Zhipu AI output formatting	`plugin/lib/zhipu.ts`	115-177
Copilot output formatting	`plugin/lib/copilot.ts`	395-447
Google Cloud output formatting	`plugin/lib/google.ts`	265-294

Key Functions:

createProgressBar(percent, width): Generates progress bar, filled blocks indicate remaining
formatDuration(seconds): Converts seconds to human-readable time format (e.g., "2h 30m")
calcRemainPercent(usedPercent): Calculates remaining percentage (100 - used percentage)
formatTokens(tokens): Formats token count to millions (e.g., "0.5M")

Key Constants:

Default progress bar width: 30 characters (Google Cloud models use 20 characters)
Progress bar characters: █ (filled), ░ (hollow)

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Understanding Output: Progress Bars, Reset Times, and Multi-Account

What You'll Learn

Your Current Challenge

Core Concept

Output Structure Breakdown

Complete Output Example

Understanding Each Section

1. Account Information Line

2. Progress Bar

3. Reset Time Countdown

4. Value Details (Some Platforms)

Platform-Specific Details

OpenAI: Dual-Window Quota

Zhipu AI / Z.ai: Two Quota Types

GitHub Copilot: Monthly Quota

Google Cloud: Multi-Account + Multi-Model

Pitfalls to Avoid

Common Misconceptions

What to Do When Quota Is Full?

Summary

Coming Up Next

Appendix: Source Code Reference

Understanding Output: Progress Bars, Reset Times, and Multi-Account ​

What You'll Learn ​

Your Current Challenge ​

Core Concept ​

Output Structure Breakdown ​

Complete Output Example ​

Understanding Each Section ​

1. Account Information Line ​

2. Progress Bar ​

3. Reset Time Countdown ​

4. Value Details (Some Platforms) ​

Platform-Specific Details ​

OpenAI: Dual-Window Quota ​

Zhipu AI / Z.ai: Two Quota Types ​

GitHub Copilot: Monthly Quota ​

Google Cloud: Multi-Account + Multi-Model ​

Pitfalls to Avoid ​

Common Misconceptions ​

What to Do When Quota Is Full? ​

Summary ​

Coming Up Next ​

Appendix: Source Code Reference ​

Understanding Output: Progress Bars, Reset Times, and Multi-Account

What You'll Learn

Your Current Challenge

Core Concept

Output Structure Breakdown

Complete Output Example

Understanding Each Section

1. Account Information Line

2. Progress Bar

3. Reset Time Countdown

4. Value Details (Some Platforms)

Platform-Specific Details

OpenAI: Dual-Window Quota

Zhipu AI / Z.ai: Two Quota Types

GitHub Copilot: Monthly Quota

Google Cloud: Multi-Account + Multi-Model

Pitfalls to Avoid

Common Misconceptions

What to Do When Quota Is Full?

Summary

Coming Up Next

Appendix: Source Code Reference