Is AI Usage Tracker: Claude & Codex Limits safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data.

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing does not link to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on a number of websites

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 15 match patterns.

• https://claude.ai/* only claude.ai
• https://chatgpt.com/* only chatgpt.com
• https://chat.openai.com/* only chat.openai.com
• https://platform.minimax.io/* only platform.minimax.io
• https://platform.minimaxi.com/* only platform.minimaxi.com
• https://www.kimi.com/* only www.kimi.com
• https://cursor.com/* only cursor.com
• https://platform.xiaomimimo.com/* only platform.xiaomimimo.com
• https://z.ai/* only z.ai
• https://api.z.ai/* only api.z.ai
• https://open.bigmodel.cn/* only open.bigmodel.cn
• https://home.qwencloud.com/* only home.qwencloud.com
• and 3 more

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access cookies

Routine for an extension

• Schedule work to run later alarms
• Store data in your browser storage

How usual this is for its category

In Productivity · Developer, 31% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 3 browser permissions; this one declares 3 browser permissions.

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access (cookies): 7% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

2k users

• Last updated in the store 8 days ago, on 2026-09-26.
• We have seen 4 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

1. 2026-09-08Asked for more permissions (18, was 11)

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-09-26Version 0.1.25
2. 2026-09-14Version 0.1.24
3. 2026-09-11Version 0.1.23
4. 2026-09-08Version 0.1.22 · Asked for more permissions (18, was 11)

Who publishes it

Cupcake Development, who publishes 6 listings we track. This listing has been in the store since 2026-05-24 and was last updated on 2026-09-26.

Similar extensions that ask for less

Listings close to this one in what they say they do, which declare less reach. Less reach is not a verdict on either: compare what each needs for the job.

1. Claude Limit Guard No permissions at all · No permissions declared 347 users ★ 5.0
2. Claude Code Limits Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 212 users
3. Claude Code Monitor Access to specific sites only · 2 permissions, 1 site pattern 880 users ★ 4.0

How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can AI Usage Tracker: Claude & Codex Limits access?

Specific sites only: 15 match patterns. It declares 3 browser permissions.

What data does AI Usage Tracker: Claude & Codex Limits collect?

The developer declares that it does not collect or use your data. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has AI Usage Tracker: Claude & Codex Limits asked for more permissions over time?

Its permissions changed once while we watched, on 2026-09-08.

Does AI Usage Tracker: Claude & Codex Limits publish a privacy policy?

No, the store listing does not link to a privacy policy.