refactor: use persistent WebView2 as primary refresh path, HttpClient as fallback

windows/App.xaml.cs

@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ namespace ClaudeCheckerWindows;
 
 public partial class App : Application
 {
-    public static UsageViewModel ViewModel { get; } = new();
-    public static UpdateManager  Updater   { get; } = new();
+    public static UsageViewModel    ViewModel       { get; } = new();
+    public static UpdateManager     Updater         { get; } = new();
+    // Persistent hidden WebView2 — shares the same user data folder as LoginWindow
+    // so its cookies (including cf_clearance) are always live. Used on every refresh
+    // for endpoints that need a real browser session (overage, prepaid).
+    public static WebViewFetchWindow BackgroundBrowser { get; } = new();
 
     private Forms.NotifyIcon? _tray;
     private PopupWindow?      _popup;
@@ -33,11 +37,18 @@ public partial class App : Application
         base.OnStartup(e);
         ThemeManager.Initialize();
         SetupTray();
+        ShowPopup();
         ScheduleTimer(ViewModel.RefreshInterval);
 
+        // Show background browser window on the UI thread before Task.Run
+        BackgroundBrowser.Show();
+
         _ = Task.Run(async () =>
         {
-            await Task.Delay(1000);
+            await ViewModel.LoadFromCacheAsync();
+            // Initialize the persistent background browser (navigates to claude.ai once)
+            await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(
+                () => BackgroundBrowser.InitAsync()).Task.Unwrap();
             await ViewModel.RefreshAsync();
             await Updater.CheckForUpdatesAsync();
         });

windows/AppSettings.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public class AppSettings
     public bool   ShowInTaskbar   { get; set; } = true;
     public bool   BetaChannel     { get; set; } = false;
     public string DebugInfo       { get; set; } = "";
+    public string PlanLabel       { get; set; } = "";
+    public string OverageJson     { get; set; } = "";
+    public string PrepaidJson     { get; set; } = "";
 
     private static readonly string FilePath = Path.Combine(
         Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),

windows/LoginWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -82,11 +82,13 @@ public partial class LoginWindow : Window
             const string script = @"(async()=>{try{
                 const h={headers:{accept:'application/json'}};
                 const b=await(await fetch('/api/bootstrap',h)).json();
-                const rawB=JSON.stringify(b).slice(0,600);
-                let id=b?.account?.memberships?.[0]?.organization?.uuid
-                        ||b?.memberships?.[0]?.organization?.uuid||b?.organizations?.[0]?.uuid
-                        ||b?.default_organization?.uuid||null;
+                const org0=b?.account?.memberships?.[0]?.organization;
+                let id=org0?.uuid||b?.memberships?.[0]?.organization?.uuid
+                        ||b?.organizations?.[0]?.uuid||b?.default_organization?.uuid||null;
                 const e=b?.account?.email_address||b?.account?.email||b?.email||null;
+                const caps=org0?.capabilities||[];
+                const capStr=caps.find(c=>typeof c==='string'&&c.startsWith('claude_'))||null;
+                const planLabel=capStr?(capStr.slice(7,8).toUpperCase()+capStr.slice(8).toLowerCase()):null;
                 let orgSrc='bootstrap';
                 if(!id){
                     try{const ol=await(await fetch('/api/organizations',h)).json();
@@ -95,12 +97,15 @@ public partial class LoginWindow : Window
                 if(!id){
                     let pu=null;
                     try{pu=await(await fetch('/api/usage',h)).json();}catch(e3){}
-                    window.chrome.webview.postMessage({email:e,orgId:null,usage:(pu&&!pu.error?pu:null),debug:'no-org|raw:'+rawB});
+                    window.chrome.webview.postMessage({email:e,orgId:null,planLabel,usage:(pu&&!pu.error?pu:null),debug:'no-org'});
                     return;
                 }
-                const u=await(await fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/usage',h)).json();
-                const rawU=JSON.stringify(u).slice(0,400);
-                window.chrome.webview.postMessage({email:e,orgId:id,usage:u,debug:'src:'+orgSrc+'|ukeys:'+Object.keys(u||{}).join(',')+'|rawU:'+rawU+'|rawB:'+rawB});
+                const [u,ov,pp]=await Promise.all([
+                    fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/usage',h).then(r=>r.json()).catch(()=>null),
+                    fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/overage_spend_limit',h).then(r=>r.ok?r.json():null).catch(()=>null),
+                    fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/prepaid/credits',h).then(r=>r.ok?r.json():null).catch(()=>null)
+                ]);
+                window.chrome.webview.postMessage({email:e,orgId:id,planLabel,usage:u,overage:ov,prepaid:pp,debug:'src:'+orgSrc+'|plan:'+(planLabel||'none')});
             }catch(ex){window.chrome.webview.postMessage({error:String(ex)});}})()";
 
             await Browser.CoreWebView2.ExecuteScriptAsync(script);
@@ -123,6 +128,16 @@ public partial class LoginWindow : Window
                 if (root.TryGetProperty("usage", out var us) && us.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
                     AppSettings.Default.UsageJson = us.GetRawText();
 
+                if (root.TryGetProperty("planLabel", out var pl) && pl.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String
+                    && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(pl.GetString()))
+                    AppSettings.Default.PlanLabel = pl.GetString()!;
+
+                if (root.TryGetProperty("overage", out var ov) && ov.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+                    AppSettings.Default.OverageJson = ov.GetRawText();
+
+                if (root.TryGetProperty("prepaid", out var pp) && pp.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+                    AppSettings.Default.PrepaidJson = pp.GetRawText();
+
                 if (root.TryGetProperty("debug", out var dbg) && dbg.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
                     AppSettings.Default.DebugInfo = dbg.GetString() ?? "";
                 else if (root.TryGetProperty("error", out var err))

windows/Models.cs

@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ public class WindowData
 
 public class ExtraUsage
 {
-    [JsonPropertyName("is_enabled")] public bool    IsEnabled { get; set; }
-    [JsonPropertyName("currency")]   public string? Currency  { get; set; }
+    [JsonPropertyName("is_enabled")]    public bool    IsEnabled    { get; set; }
+    [JsonPropertyName("currency")]      public string? Currency     { get; set; }
+    [JsonPropertyName("used_credits")]  public double? UsedCredits  { get; set; }
+    [JsonPropertyName("monthly_limit")] public double? MonthlyLimit { get; set; }
 }
 
 public class BootstrapResponse

windows/PopupWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         foreach (var limit in VM.Limits)
             CardsPanel.Children.Add(BuildCard(limit));
 
+        if (VM.ExtraUsage?.IsEnabled == true)
+            CardsPanel.Children.Add(BuildExtraUsageSection());
+
         var fiveHour = VM.Limits.FirstOrDefault(l => l.Window == WindowKind.FiveHour);
         if (fiveHour != null && fiveHour.BurnHistory.Count > 0)
             CardsPanel.Children.Add(BuildDiarySection(fiveHour));
-
-        if (VM.ExtraUsage?.IsEnabled == true)
-            CardsPanel.Children.Add(BuildExtraUsageSection());
     }
 
     private static UIElement BuildCard(AgentLimit limit)
@@ -247,17 +247,23 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         var prepaid  = VM.Prepaid;
         var currency = VM.ExtraUsage?.Currency ?? overage?.Currency ?? "$";
 
-        var spent   = overage?.UsedCredits         ?? 0;
-        var limit   = overage?.MonthlyCreditLimit  ?? 0;
-        var balance = prepaid?.Amount              ?? 0;
+        // Fall back to extra_usage fields when the overage/prepaid endpoints return nothing.
+        // extra_usage.used_credits is in cents (e.g. 5231 = EUR 52.31); overage endpoint
+        // already returns the value in currency units, so only divide for the fallback path.
+        var spent   = overage?.UsedCredits        ?? (VM.ExtraUsage?.UsedCredits  / 100.0) ?? 0;
+        var limit   = overage?.MonthlyCreditLimit ?? VM.ExtraUsage?.MonthlyLimit ?? 0;
+        var balance = prepaid?.Amount             ?? 0;
+        // Show "Unlimited" when no limit is configured (null monthly_limit)
+        bool unlimited = overage?.MonthlyCreditLimit == null && VM.ExtraUsage?.MonthlyLimit == null;
 
-        UIElement MakeRow(string label, string value)
+        UIElement MakeRow(string label, string value, bool highlight = false)
         {
             var row = new Grid { Margin = new Thickness(0, 3, 0, 3) };
             row.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition { Width = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star) });
             row.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition { Width = GridLength.Auto });
             var lbl = new TextBlock { Text = label, FontSize = 12, Foreground = secondary };
-            var val = new TextBlock { Text = value, FontSize = 12, FontWeight = FontWeights.Medium, Foreground = text };
+            var val = new TextBlock { Text = value, FontSize = 12, FontWeight = FontWeights.Medium,
+                                      Foreground = highlight ? new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(0x4C, 0xAF, 0x50)) : text };
             Grid.SetColumn(lbl, 0);
             Grid.SetColumn(val, 1);
             row.Children.Add(lbl);
@@ -266,9 +272,10 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         }
 
         var contentPanel = new StackPanel { Margin = new Thickness(12, 10, 12, 10) };
-        contentPanel.Children.Add(MakeRow("Spent",   $"{currency}{spent:F2}"));
-        if (limit   > 0) contentPanel.Children.Add(MakeRow("Limit",   $"{currency}{limit:F2}"));
-        if (balance > 0) contentPanel.Children.Add(MakeRow("Balance", $"{currency}{balance:F2}"));
+        contentPanel.Children.Add(MakeRow("Spent",   $"{currency} {spent:F2}", spent > 0));
+        if (unlimited)    contentPanel.Children.Add(MakeRow("Limit",   "Unlimited"));
+        else if (limit > 0) contentPanel.Children.Add(MakeRow("Limit", $"{currency} {limit:F2}"));
+        if (balance > 0)  contentPanel.Children.Add(MakeRow("Balance", $"{currency} {balance:F2}"));
 
         if (limit > 0)
         {

windows/RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
-## What's new in beta.34
-- Add: Session Diary section showing 5h burn rate history sparkline
-- Add: Extra Usage Credits section showing spent/limit/balance (when enabled)
+## What's new in beta.36
+
+### Bug fixes
+- Settings no longer incorrectly shows "Not signed in" when limits are working
+- Session Diary now shows correctly after the first successful refresh
+- Extra Usage Credits section now restored from cache on startup
+- Plan name, overage, and prepaid credits are now cached and shown immediately on launch
+- App now loads cached state instantly on startup before the background refresh completes

windows/UsageViewModel.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
     private string? _errorMessage;
     private bool _isSignedIn;
     private string _userEmail = "";
-    private string _planLabel = "Pro";
+    private string _planLabel = "Claude";
     private DateTime? _lastUpdated;
     private OverageSpendLimit? _overage;
     private PrepaidCredits? _prepaid;
@@ -79,14 +79,12 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
         try
         {
-            var cookies = await GetCookiesAsync();
+            // Check whether we have any evidence of a prior successful sign-in
+            bool hasCachedAuth = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.Email)  ||
+                                 !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.OrgId)  ||
+                                 !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.CookieStore);
 
-            // Check if we have any persistent proof that the user authenticated
-            bool hasCookies    = cookies.Count > 0;
-            bool hasCachedAuth = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.Email) ||
-                                 !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.OrgId);
-
-            if (!hasCookies && !hasCachedAuth)
+            if (!hasCachedAuth)
             {
                 await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                 {
@@ -97,21 +95,53 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
                 return;
             }
 
-            // HttpClient refresh — WebView2 is NOT used here to avoid spawning a heavy
-            // browser process every refresh cycle (causes memory accumulation).
-            // SaveAndClose at login time is responsible for fetching live data via WebView2.
-            var (limits, overage, prepaid, extraUsage, email, orgId, ok) = hasCookies
-                ? await TryHttpRefreshAsync(cookies)
-                : ([], null, null, null, null, null, false);
+            List<AgentLimit> limits    = [];
+            OverageSpendLimit? overage = null;
+            PrepaidCredits?    prepaid = null;
+            ExtraUsage?     extraUsage = null;
+            string? email = null, orgId = null, planLabel = null;
+            string? refreshError = null;
 
-            // Fill in any blanks from cached values saved at login time
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(email))  email  = AppSettings.Default.Email;
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))  orgId  = AppSettings.Default.OrgId;
+            // Primary path: persistent background WebView2 (always-live cookies, same as macOS).
+            // Falls back to HttpClient with saved cookies only if the browser isn't ready yet
+            // (i.e., the very first refresh that races with InitAsync completing).
+            if (App.BackgroundBrowser.IsReady)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    (limits, overage, prepaid, extraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel) =
+                        await TryBrowserRefreshAsync();
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    refreshError = ex.Message;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var cookies = await GetCookiesAsync();
+                if (cookies.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        (limits, overage, prepaid, extraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel, _) =
+                            await TryHttpRefreshAsync(cookies);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        refreshError = ex.Message;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Fill in blanks from cache
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(email)) email = AppSettings.Default.Email;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId)) orgId = AppSettings.Default.OrgId;
             if (limits.Count == 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.UsageJson))
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    var cached = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(
+                    var cached = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(
                         AppSettings.Default.UsageJson, JsonOpts);
                     limits = BuildLimits(cached);
                 }
@@ -131,10 +161,18 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
             await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
             {
-                if (limits.Count > 0) { Limits = limits; Overage = overage; Prepaid = prepaid; ExtraUsage = extraUsage; }
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email)) UserEmail = email;
+                if (limits.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    Limits    = limits;
+                    Overage   = overage;
+                    Prepaid   = prepaid;
+                    // Only replace ExtraUsage when the response explicitly includes it
+                    if (extraUsage != null) ExtraUsage = extraUsage;
+                }
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(planLabel)) PlanLabel = planLabel;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email))     UserEmail = email;
                 IsSignedIn   = true;
-                ErrorMessage = null;
+                ErrorMessage = refreshError;
                 LastUpdated  = DateTime.Now;
                 IsLoading    = false;
             });
@@ -149,99 +187,138 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         }
     }
 
-    private async Task<(List<AgentLimit>, OverageSpendLimit?, PrepaidCredits?, ExtraUsage?, string?, string?, bool)>
-        TryHttpRefreshAsync(List<(string Name, string Value, string Domain, string Path)> cookies)
+    // ── Browser-based refresh (primary path) ─────────────────────────────────
+    // Runs JS on the persistent claude.ai page — same live cookies as macOS WKWebView.
+    // Fetches bootstrap (orgId/email/planLabel) + usage + overage + prepaid in one shot.
+
+    private async Task<(List<AgentLimit>, OverageSpendLimit?, PrepaidCredits?, ExtraUsage?, string?, string?, string?)>
+        TryBrowserRefreshAsync()
     {
-        try
+        const string script = @"(async()=>{try{
+            const h={headers:{accept:'application/json'}};
+            const b=await(await fetch('/api/bootstrap',h)).json();
+            if(b?.error_type==='authentication_error'){window.chrome.webview.postMessage({authError:true});return;}
+            const org0=b?.account?.memberships?.[0]?.organization;
+            let id=org0?.uuid||b?.memberships?.[0]?.organization?.uuid||b?.organizations?.[0]?.uuid||null;
+            const email=b?.account?.email_address||b?.account?.email||null;
+            const caps=org0?.capabilities||[];
+            const capStr=caps.find(c=>typeof c==='string'&&c.startsWith('claude_'))||null;
+            const planLabel=capStr?(capStr.slice(7,8).toUpperCase()+capStr.slice(8).toLowerCase()):null;
+            if(!id){
+                try{const ol=await(await fetch('/api/organizations',h)).json();
+                    if(Array.isArray(ol)&&ol.length>0)id=ol[0]?.uuid||null;}catch(e2){}
+            }
+            if(!id){window.chrome.webview.postMessage({noOrg:true,email});return;}
+            const [u,ov,pp]=await Promise.all([
+                fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/usage',h).then(r=>r.json()),
+                fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/overage_spend_limit',h).then(r=>r.ok?r.json():null).catch(()=>null),
+                fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/prepaid/credits',h).then(r=>r.ok?r.json():null).catch(()=>null)
+            ]);
+            window.chrome.webview.postMessage({email,orgId:id,planLabel,usage:u,overage:ov,prepaid:pp});
+        }catch(ex){window.chrome.webview.postMessage({error:String(ex)});}})()";
+
+        var json = await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(
+            () => App.BackgroundBrowser.RunScriptAsync(script)).Task.Unwrap();
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(json) || json == "null")
+            throw new Exception("Browser refresh returned no data.");
+
+        using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        var root = doc.RootElement;
+
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("authError", out _))
+            throw new Exception("Session expired — please re-authenticate.");
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("error", out var errEl))
+            throw new Exception("Browser script error: " + errEl.GetString());
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("noOrg", out _))
+            throw new Exception("Could not determine organization ID.");
+
+        string? email     = root.TryGetProperty("email",     out var em) && em.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String ? em.GetString() : null;
+        string? orgId     = root.TryGetProperty("orgId",     out var oi) && oi.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String ? oi.GetString() : null;
+        string? planLabel = root.TryGetProperty("planLabel", out var pl) && pl.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String ? pl.GetString() : null;
+
+        string?            usageJson   = null;
+        UsageResponse?     usage       = null;
+        string?            overageJson = null;
+        OverageSpendLimit? overage     = null;
+        string?            prepaidJson = null;
+        PrepaidCredits?    prepaid     = null;
+
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("usage", out var us) && us.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
         {
-            using var http = BuildClient(cookies);
-            var bootstrapResp = await http.GetAsync("https://claude.ai/api/bootstrap");
-            if (!bootstrapResp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
-                return ([], null, null, null, null, false);
-
-            var (email, orgId) = ParseBootstrap(await bootstrapResp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))
-                orgId = await FetchOrgIdFromListAsync(http);
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.OrgId))
-                orgId = AppSettings.Default.OrgId;
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))
-                return ([], null, null, null, email, orgId, true);
-
-            AppSettings.Default.OrgId = orgId;
-            AppSettings.Default.Save();
-
-            var ut = FetchAsync<UsageResponse>(http, $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/usage");
-            var ot = FetchAsync<OverageSpendLimit>(http, $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/overage_spend_limit");
-            var pt = FetchAsync<PrepaidCredits>(http, $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/prepaid/credits");
-            await Task.WhenAll(ut, ot, pt);
-
-            return (BuildLimits(ut.Result), ot.Result, pt.Result, ut.Result?.ExtraUsage, email, orgId, true);
+            usageJson = us.GetRawText();
+            usage     = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(usageJson, JsonOpts);
         }
-        catch { return ([], null, null, null, null, null, false); }
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("overage", out var ov) && ov.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+        {
+            overageJson = ov.GetRawText();
+            overage     = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OverageSpendLimit>(overageJson, JsonOpts);
+        }
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("prepaid", out var pp) && pp.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+        {
+            prepaidJson = pp.GetRawText();
+            prepaid     = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PrepaidCredits>(prepaidJson, JsonOpts);
+        }
+
+        // Persist fresh data to cache
+        if (usageJson   != null)                    AppSettings.Default.UsageJson   = usageJson;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email))           AppSettings.Default.Email       = email!;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))           AppSettings.Default.OrgId       = orgId!;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(planLabel))       AppSettings.Default.PlanLabel   = planLabel!;
+        if (overageJson != null)                    AppSettings.Default.OverageJson = overageJson;
+        if (prepaidJson != null)                    AppSettings.Default.PrepaidJson = prepaidJson;
+        AppSettings.Default.Save();
+
+        return (BuildLimits(usage), overage, prepaid, usage?.ExtraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel);
     }
 
-    private static async Task<(List<AgentLimit>, string?, string?)> TryWebView2RefreshAsync()
+    // ── HttpClient refresh (fallback — used only before browser is ready) ────
+
+    private async Task<(List<AgentLimit>, OverageSpendLimit?, PrepaidCredits?, ExtraUsage?, string?, string?, string?, bool)>
+        TryHttpRefreshAsync(List<(string Name, string Value, string Domain, string Path)> cookies)
     {
-        try
-        {
-            const string script = @"(async()=>{try{
-                const h={headers:{accept:'application/json'}};
-                const b=await(await fetch('/api/bootstrap',h)).json();
-                let id=b?.account?.memberships?.[0]?.organization?.uuid
-                        ||b?.memberships?.[0]?.organization?.uuid||b?.organizations?.[0]?.uuid
-                        ||b?.default_organization?.uuid||null;
-                const em=b?.account?.email_address||b?.account?.email||b?.email||null;
-                if(!id){
-                    try{const ol=await(await fetch('/api/organizations',h)).json();
-                        if(Array.isArray(ol)&&ol.length>0)id=ol[0]?.uuid||null;}catch(e2){}
-                }
-                if(!id){
-                    let pu=null;
-                    try{pu=await(await fetch('/api/usage',h)).json();}catch(e3){}
-                    window.chrome.webview.postMessage({email:em,orgId:null,usage:(pu&&!pu.error?pu:null)});
-                    return;
-                }
-                const u=await(await fetch('/api/organizations/'+id+'/usage',h)).json();
-                window.chrome.webview.postMessage({email:em,orgId:id,usage:u});
-            }catch(ex){window.chrome.webview.postMessage(null);}})();";
+        using var http = BuildClient(cookies);
+        var bootstrapResp = await http.GetAsync("https://claude.ai/api/bootstrap");
+        if ((int)bootstrapResp.StatusCode is 401 or 403)
+            throw new Exception("Session expired — please re-authenticate.");
+        if (!bootstrapResp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            throw new Exception($"Bootstrap failed ({(int)bootstrapResp.StatusCode}).");
 
-            var resultJson = await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(async () =>
-            {
-                var host = new WebViewFetchWindow();
-                host.Show();
-                try   { return await host.FetchAsync("https://claude.ai", script); }
-                finally { host.Close(); }
-            }).Task.Unwrap();
+        var bootstrapJson = await bootstrapResp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        var (email, orgId, planLabel) = ParseBootstrap(bootstrapJson);
 
-            if (resultJson == null || resultJson == "null") return ([], null, null);
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))
+            orgId = await FetchOrgIdFromListAsync(http);
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.OrgId))
+            orgId = AppSettings.Default.OrgId;
 
-            using var doc = System.Text.Json.JsonDocument.Parse(resultJson);
-            var root = doc.RootElement;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))
+            return ([], null, null, null, email, orgId, planLabel, true);
 
-            string? email = root.TryGetProperty("email", out var em) && em.ValueKind == System.Text.Json.JsonValueKind.String
-                ? em.GetString() : null;
-            string? orgId = root.TryGetProperty("orgId", out var oi) && oi.ValueKind == System.Text.Json.JsonValueKind.String
-                ? oi.GetString() : null;
+        AppSettings.Default.OrgId = orgId;
+        AppSettings.Default.Save();
 
-            List<AgentLimit> limits = [];
-            if (root.TryGetProperty("usage", out var us) && us.ValueKind == System.Text.Json.JsonValueKind.Object)
-            {
-                var usage = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(
-                    us.GetRawText(), new System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions { PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true });
-                limits = BuildLimits(usage);
+        var ut = http.GetAsync($"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/usage");
+        var ot = FetchAsync<OverageSpendLimit>(http, $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/overage_spend_limit");
+        var pt = FetchAsync<PrepaidCredits>(http, $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/prepaid/credits");
+        await Task.WhenAll(ut, ot, pt);
 
-                // Cache for next time
-                AppSettings.Default.UsageJson = us.GetRawText();
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId)) AppSettings.Default.OrgId = orgId;
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email)) AppSettings.Default.Email = email;
-                AppSettings.Default.Save();
-            }
+        var usageResp = ut.Result;
+        if (!usageResp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            throw new Exception($"Usage fetch failed ({(int)usageResp.StatusCode}).");
 
-            return (limits, email, orgId);
-        }
-        catch { return ([], null, null); }
+        var usageJson = await usageResp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        var usage     = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(usageJson, JsonOpts);
+        var overage   = ot.Result;
+        var prepaid   = pt.Result;
+
+        AppSettings.Default.UsageJson = usageJson;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(planLabel)) AppSettings.Default.PlanLabel   = planLabel;
+        if (overage != null)                  AppSettings.Default.OverageJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(overage);
+        if (prepaid != null)                  AppSettings.Default.PrepaidJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(prepaid);
+        AppSettings.Default.Save();
+
+        return (BuildLimits(usage), overage, prepaid, usage?.ExtraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel, true);
     }
 
     public async Task LoadFromCacheAsync()
@@ -255,22 +332,47 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         if (!isAuth) return;
 
         List<AgentLimit> limits = [];
+        ExtraUsage?     extraUsage = null;
+        OverageSpendLimit? overage = null;
+        PrepaidCredits?    prepaid = null;
+
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.UsageJson))
         {
             try
             {
                 var cached = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(
                     AppSettings.Default.UsageJson, JsonOpts);
-                limits = BuildLimits(cached);
+                limits     = BuildLimits(cached);
+                extraUsage = cached?.ExtraUsage;
             }
             catch { }
         }
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.OverageJson))
+        {
+            try { overage = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OverageSpendLimit>(AppSettings.Default.OverageJson, JsonOpts); }
+            catch { }
+        }
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.PrepaidJson))
+        {
+            try { prepaid = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PrepaidCredits>(AppSettings.Default.PrepaidJson, JsonOpts); }
+            catch { }
+        }
+
+        foreach (var limit in limits)
+        {
+            var key = limit.Window.ToString();
+            if (_burnHistory.TryGetValue(key, out var hist) && hist.Count > 0)
+                limit.BurnHistory = [.. hist];
+        }
 
         await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email)) UserEmail = email;
-            // Always show cards — real data if available, placeholders if not
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email))                        UserEmail  = email;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.PlanLabel)) PlanLabel = AppSettings.Default.PlanLabel;
             Limits       = limits.Count > 0 ? limits : LoadPlaceholderLimits();
+            Overage      = overage;
+            Prepaid      = prepaid;
+            ExtraUsage   = extraUsage;
             IsSignedIn   = true;
             ErrorMessage = null;
             LastUpdated  = limits.Count > 0 ? DateTime.Now : LastUpdated;
@@ -325,14 +427,14 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent",
             "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 " +
             "(KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/124.0.0.0 Safari/537.36");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Origin",           "https://claude.ai");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Referer",          "https://claude.ai/");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-fetch-dest",   "empty");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-fetch-mode",   "cors");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-fetch-site",   "same-origin");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-ch-ua",        "\"Chromium\";v=\"124\", \"Google Chrome\";v=\"124\"");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-ch-ua-mobile", "?0");
-        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-ch-ua-platform", "\"Windows\"");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Origin",              "https://claude.ai");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Referer",             "https://claude.ai/");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-fetch-dest",      "empty");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-fetch-mode",      "cors");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-fetch-site",      "same-origin");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-ch-ua",           "\"Chromium\";v=\"124\", \"Google Chrome\";v=\"124\"");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-ch-ua-mobile",    "?0");
+        http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("sec-ch-ua-platform",  "\"Windows\"");
         var cookieHeader = string.Join("; ", cookies.Select(c => $"{c.Name}={c.Value}"));
         http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Cookie", cookieHeader);
         return http;
@@ -350,8 +452,7 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         catch { return null; }
     }
 
-    // Parse email and org ID out of bootstrap JSON (multiple fallback paths for org ID)
-    private static (string? Email, string? OrgId) ParseBootstrap(string json)
+    private static (string? Email, string? OrgId, string? PlanLabel) ParseBootstrap(string json)
     {
         try
         {
@@ -365,7 +466,6 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
                 acct.TryGetProperty("email_address", out var em))
                 email = em.GetString();
 
-            // Path 1: account.memberships[0].organization.uuid  (Claude.ai personal/pro accounts)
             if (root.TryGetProperty("account", out var acctNode) &&
                 acctNode.TryGetProperty("memberships", out var mems) && mems.GetArrayLength() > 0)
             {
@@ -375,7 +475,6 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
                     orgId = uuid.GetString();
             }
 
-            // Path 2: memberships[0].organization.uuid  (root-level, older API shape)
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId) &&
                 root.TryGetProperty("memberships", out var rootMems) && rootMems.GetArrayLength() > 0)
             {
@@ -385,7 +484,6 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
                     orgId = uuid.GetString();
             }
 
-            // Path 3: organizations[0].uuid  (flat list on root)
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId) &&
                 root.TryGetProperty("organizations", out var orgs) && orgs.GetArrayLength() > 0)
             {
@@ -393,9 +491,28 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
                     orgId = uuid.GetString();
             }
 
-            return (email, orgId);
+            string? planLabel = null;
+            if (root.TryGetProperty("account", out var acctPlan) &&
+                acctPlan.TryGetProperty("memberships", out var plMems) && plMems.GetArrayLength() > 0 &&
+                plMems[0].TryGetProperty("organization", out var plOrg) &&
+                plOrg.TryGetProperty("capabilities", out var caps) &&
+                caps.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Array)
+            {
+                foreach (var cap in caps.EnumerateArray())
+                {
+                    var s = cap.GetString() ?? "";
+                    if (s.StartsWith("claude_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        var name = s.Substring("claude_".Length);
+                        if (name.Length > 0)
+                            planLabel = char.ToUpper(name[0]) + name.Substring(1).ToLower();
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return (email, orgId, planLabel);
         }
-        catch { return (null, null); }
+        catch { return (null, null, null); }
     }
 
     private static async Task<string?> FetchOrgIdFromListAsync(HttpClient http)

windows/WebViewFetchWindow.cs

@@ -2,42 +2,105 @@ using Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core;
 using Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf;
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 
 namespace ClaudeCheckerWindows;
 
 // Invisible 1×1 window that hosts a WebView2 for authenticated API calls.
-// Uses the same user data folder as LoginWindow so the session is shared.
-internal sealed class WebViewFetchWindow : Window
+// Uses the same user data folder as LoginWindow so the session (including
+// cf_clearance) is always shared and fresh — equivalent to macOS's WKWebsiteDataStore.
+//
+// Two usage modes:
+//   • Persistent (App.BackgroundBrowser): created once at startup, navigates to
+//     claude.ai once, then scripts run directly on the live page every refresh.
+//     No re-navigation = no memory accumulation.
+//   • One-shot (LoginWindow): created, used, closed — same as before.
+public sealed class WebViewFetchWindow : Window
 {
     private readonly WebView2 _wv = new();
+    private bool _initialized;
+    private bool _readyForScript; // true after first navigation to claude.ai completes
+
+    private static readonly string UserDataFolder =
+        Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+            "ClaudeChecker", "WebView2");
+
+    public bool IsReady => _readyForScript;
 
     public WebViewFetchWindow()
     {
-        Width          = 1;
-        Height         = 1;
-        Left           = -9999;
-        Top            = -9999;
-        ShowInTaskbar  = false;
-        WindowStyle    = WindowStyle.None;
+        Width              = 1;
+        Height             = 1;
+        Left               = -9999;
+        Top                = -9999;
+        ShowInTaskbar      = false;
+        WindowStyle        = WindowStyle.None;
         AllowsTransparency = true;
-        Opacity        = 0;
-        Content        = _wv;
+        Opacity            = 0;
+        Content            = _wv;
     }
 
+    // ── Persistent-mode init ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    // Call once at startup. Navigates to claude.ai so the session/cookies are
+    // established and cf_clearance is fresh. Subsequent RunScriptAsync calls
+    // skip navigation and just execute JS on the live page.
+    public async Task InitAsync()
+    {
+        await EnsureInitAsync();
+
+        var navDone = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+        EventHandler<CoreWebView2NavigationCompletedEventArgs>? h = null;
+        h = (_, e) => { _wv.CoreWebView2.NavigationCompleted -= h; navDone.TrySetResult(e.IsSuccess); };
+        _wv.CoreWebView2.NavigationCompleted += h;
+        _wv.CoreWebView2.Navigate("https://claude.ai");
+
+        // Wait up to 15 s for initial navigation
+        await Task.WhenAny(navDone.Task, Task.Delay(15000));
+        _readyForScript = navDone.Task.IsCompletedSuccessfully && navDone.Task.Result;
+    }
+
+    // Run a JS script on the already-loaded claude.ai page.
+    // The script must call window.chrome.webview.postMessage(result).
+    public async Task<string?> RunScriptAsync(string script, int timeoutMs = 10000)
+    {
+        if (!_readyForScript) return null;
+
+        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<string?>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+        EventHandler<CoreWebView2WebMessageReceivedEventArgs>? msgHandler = null;
+        msgHandler = (_, args) =>
+        {
+            _wv.CoreWebView2.WebMessageReceived -= msgHandler;
+            tcs.TrySetResult(args.WebMessageAsJson);
+        };
+        _wv.CoreWebView2.WebMessageReceived += msgHandler;
+
+        try { await _wv.CoreWebView2.ExecuteScriptAsync(script); }
+        catch
+        {
+            _wv.CoreWebView2.WebMessageReceived -= msgHandler;
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        _ = Task.Delay(timeoutMs).ContinueWith(_ =>
+        {
+            _wv.CoreWebView2.WebMessageReceived -= msgHandler;
+            tcs.TrySetResult(null);
+        });
+
+        return await tcs.Task;
+    }
+
+    // ── One-shot mode (LoginWindow) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
     public async Task<string?> FetchAsync(string navigateUrl, string script, int timeoutMs = 20000)
     {
-        var env = await CoreWebView2Environment.CreateAsync(userDataFolder:
-            Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
-                "ClaudeChecker", "WebView2"));
-
-        await _wv.EnsureCoreWebView2Async(env);
+        await EnsureInitAsync();
 
         var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<string?>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
 
-        // Use WebMessageReceived so the script can post back asynchronously without
-        // relying on Promise-awaiting support in the WebView2 runtime version.
         EventHandler<CoreWebView2WebMessageReceivedEventArgs>? msgHandler = null;
         msgHandler = (_, args) =>
         {
@@ -65,4 +128,18 @@ internal sealed class WebViewFetchWindow : Window
 
         return await tcs.Task;
     }
+
+    // ── Shared init ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private int _initGuard;
+
+    private async Task EnsureInitAsync()
+    {
+        if (_initialized) return;
+        if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref _initGuard, 1) != 0) return;
+
+        var env = await CoreWebView2Environment.CreateAsync(userDataFolder: UserDataFolder);
+        await _wv.EnsureCoreWebView2Async(env);
+        _initialized = true;
+    }
 }