Kimi Usage Monitor

Monitor Kimi K2.5 usage quotas from the Kimi console to make informed decisions about task prioritization and resource allocation.

When to Use This Skill

• Before intensive operations: Check quota before starting multi-step research or coding tasks
• Autonomous planning: Self-prioritize tasks based on remaining usage percentage
• Rate limit awareness: Know when quotas reset to time high-priority work
• Usage tracking: Log patterns for long-term capacity planning

Quick Start

Prerequisites: Chrome with OpenClaw extension attached 1. Open Chrome → https://www.kimi.com/code/console?from=membership 2. Click OpenClaw extension icon (badge should show ON) 3. Ensure you're logged into Kimi

# Check current usage (Linux/macOS/WSL)
./check_usage.sh

# Windows native
check_usage.bat           # CMD
.check_usage.ps1         # PowerShell

# JSON output for automation (all platforms)
python3 scripts/fetch_usage.py --json

Platform Support: Linux ✅ | macOS ✅ | Windows (WSL) ✅ | Windows (Native) ✅

Usage Data Available

The Kimi console shows:

Metric	Description	Decision Threshold
Weekly Usage	Percentage of weekly quota consumed	>75% = prioritize
Weekly Reset	Hours until quota resets	Plan heavy tasks after reset
Rate Limit	Additional rate limiting quota	Secondary resource
Rate Reset	Hours until rate limit resets	Short-term buffer

Autonomous Decision Guidelines

When operating autonomously, use these heuristics:

🟢 High Capacity (>50% remaining) - Proceed with full capability - Accept multi-step research tasks - Spawn subagents as needed - Enable verbose reasoning

🟡 Moderate Capacity (25-50% remaining) - Batch similar operations - Prefer concise outputs - Use subagents sparingly - Disable non-essential reasoning

🔴 Low Capacity (<25% remaining) - Essential tasks only - Single-step operations - Avoid subagent spawning - Prioritize user-directed work over proactive tasks

Pre-Flight Checks for Intensive Operations

Before spawning subagents or starting multi-step tasks, check capacity:

# Check if operation should proceed
python3 scripts/preflight_check.py [light|standard|intensive]

# Light: single query, simple task (needs 10%)
# Standard: normal subagent, research (needs 25%)
# Intensive: multi-subagent, deep research (needs 50%)

Returns exit code 0 if cleared, 1 if blocked. Use in scripts:

if python3 scripts/preflight_check.py intensive; then
    # Proceed with intensive operation
    sessions_spawn "Complex research task..."
fi

Subagent Guard

Check specifically before spawning subagents:

python3 scripts/subagent_guard.py

Returns JSON with can_spawn boolean:

{
  "can_spawn": true,
  "usage_percent": 45,
  "remaining_percent": 55,
  "resets_hours": 36
}

Integration Ideas

Hourly monitoring cron:

# Add to crontab or OpenClaw jobs
0 * * * * cd /path/to/kimi-usage-monitor && python3 scripts/usage_logger.py

Pre-task validation:

import subprocess
result = subprocess.run(
    ["python3", "scripts/preflight_check.py", "intensive"],
    capture_output=True
)
if result.returncode == 0:
    # Proceed with task
    pass

Script Reference

Script	Purpose
scripts/fetch_usage.py	Main usage scraper (browser-based)
scripts/usage_logger.py	Autonomous logging + decision wrapper
scripts/preflight_check.py	Pre-flight validation for operations
scripts/subagent_guard.py	Check before spawning subagents
check_usage.sh	Quick CLI wrapper

Note: Alternative Playwright-based scraper (fetch_kimi_usage.py) available for non-OpenClaw environments (requires system dependencies).

Troubleshooting

"Browser not available" - Ensure Chrome extension is attached (badge shows ON) - Verify the Kimi console tab is open

"Could not detect usage" - Make sure you're logged into Kimi - Check that the console page has fully loaded

Authentication errors - Re-authenticate at https://www.kimi.com/code/console - The browser tool uses your existing Chrome session

Output Format

Human-Readable (default)

📊 Kimi Usage Monitor
========================================

🗓️  Weekly Usage
   Used: 45%
   Remaining: 55%
   Resets in: 36 hours
   Status: 🟡 Moderate — plan accordingly

⚡ Rate Limit
   Used: 2%
   Resets in: 3 hours

JSON (--json flag)

{
  "weekly_usage_percent": 45,
  "weekly_resets_hours": 36,
  "rate_limit_percent": 2,
  "rate_limit_resets_hours": 3,
  "timestamp": "2026-02-12 21:15:00"
}

License

MIT License - Feel free to modify and distribute.