Boost AI Coding Efficiency with Quotio: Multi‑Account Management for Vibe Kanban

Overview

Quotio is a native macOS menu‑bar application that aggregates multiple AI service accounts (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama, etc.) and displays each account’s remaining quota directly in the menu bar.

Real‑time quota monitoring

After installing the .dmg, the menu‑bar icon shows remaining usage time for Claude, request‑count balance for OpenAI, and reset time for Gemini. Clicking the icon opens a dropdown with per‑account metrics, eliminating the need to check separate provider dashboards.

Automatic failover when quota is exhausted

Quotio runs a local HTTP proxy (default 127.0.0.1:PORT). Developers configure their IDEs, CLI tools, or Vibe Kanban to use this proxy as the Base URL. The proxy stores a prioritized list of API keys for each provider. If a request returns a rate‑limit error (HTTP 429) or the account balance is depleted, Quotio selects the next key, retries the request, and forwards the response—all within milliseconds and without client awareness.

Smart API routing for cost efficiency

Users define routing rules in a configuration file (e.g., ~/.quotio/config.yaml) that map model identifiers to specific providers. Example rule set:

routes:
  simple_prompt: gemini-1.5-flash
  code_generation: claude-3-opus
  high_quality: openai-gpt-4o

This directs low‑cost models to handle high‑volume, low‑risk calls while reserving expensive high‑quality models for critical tasks, reducing overall AI usage costs.

Compatibility and security

Supported providers include Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and any self‑hosted model exposing an OpenAI‑compatible API (e.g., Ollama). Quotio auto‑detects popular IDEs and CLI tools such as Cursor and Trae and injects the proxy URL. All API keys are encrypted with the macOS Keychain and stored locally; no keys are transmitted to external services.

Installation and usage

Download the .dmg from the GitHub Releases page, drag the app to the Applications folder, and launch. The first run opens a preferences window where users can:

Add API keys for each provider.

Set the proxy listening port.

Create routing rules.

After configuration, set the Base URL of your development tool to http://127.0.0.1:PORT/v1. Quotio then handles request forwarding, quota display, automatic failover, and routing.

Licensing and platform

Quotio is released under the MIT license, requires macOS 15.0 or later, and the source code is available at https://github.com/nguyenphutrong/quotio.