Watchbird · limits & auto-resumeLimit reached?It carries on by itself.
Plan limits stop a session in the middle of the work. Watchbird knows when the limit resets and continues the session one minute later — at night too.
- The situation
Claude Code stops at 11 pm: “usage limit reached”. The reset is at 1 am, and you’re asleep by then.
- What Watchbird does
Watchbird remembers the session and types “Continue where you left off.” into its terminal one minute after the reset. The card shows the time and a countdown.
- How you use it
Nothing to do — it’s on from the start. Change the message, or switch it off, in Settings → Rules & automation.
- What you need
Claude Code or Codex in a terminal window. In the Claude app or an editor extension Watchbird only lets you know.
- Your data
Watchbird reads the limits through the login your agent already has. Your credentials stay with the agent.
Step by step
- 01A session stops on its usage limit.
- 02The notch shows the limit card: “continues at 01:01”, with a countdown and Cancel.
- 03One minute after the reset Watchbird types the message into the session — only after two minutes without keyboard or mouse input, so it never types into your work.
- 04The history lists every resume.
Limits & auto-resume
Examples
- Overnight
Limit at 23:12, reset at 01:00: the session continues at 01:01 and is done by morning.
- Night shift
The queue waits for the reset; the next tasks run afterwards.
- Before it happens
At 80 % of a limit the usage tab warns you, so you can plan.
Security & data
- Only resets within the next 6 hours are continued.
- Watchbird only types into terminals — never into the Claude desktop app or an editor.
- Cancel at any time on the card; the message is yours to write.
- Every resume and every skipped resume is logged in History → Automatic.
FAQ
Questions about it
Which agents does it work with?
Claude Code and Codex in a terminal.
What if I’m typing just then?
Watchbird waits until there has been no input for two minutes (up to 30 minutes), and otherwise only lets you know.
Can I switch it off?
Yes: Settings → Rules & automation → Continue automatically.
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