fix: restore PopupWindow; 1s footer timer; Xm Ys ago format

windows/App.xaml

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
         <SolidColorBrush x:Key="SurfaceBrush"      Color="#FAFAFA" po:Freeze="False"/>
         <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BannerBgBrush"     Color="#E8F2FB" po:Freeze="False"/>
         <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BannerBorderBrush" Color="#B3D6F5" po:Freeze="False"/>
-        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="HoverBrush"       Color="#EBEBEB" po:Freeze="False"/>
+        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="HoverBrush"        Color="#EBEBEB" po:Freeze="False"/>
+        <SolidColorBrush x:Key="PressedBrush"      Color="#D6D6D6" po:Freeze="False"/>
         <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BadgeBrush"        Color="#F0F0F0" po:Freeze="False"/>
 
         <Style x:Key="HeaderText" TargetType="TextBlock">
@@ -26,27 +27,31 @@
         </Style>
 
         <Style x:Key="PrimaryButton" TargetType="Button">
-            <Setter Property="Background"      Value="{DynamicResource BlueBrush}"/>
-            <Setter Property="Foreground"      Value="White"/>
-            <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0"/>
-            <Setter Property="Padding"         Value="14,6"/>
-            <Setter Property="FontSize"        Value="12"/>
-            <Setter Property="FontWeight"      Value="SemiBold"/>
-            <Setter Property="FontFamily"      Value="Segoe UI"/>
-            <Setter Property="Cursor"          Value="Hand"/>
+            <Setter Property="Background"        Value="{DynamicResource BlueBrush}"/>
+            <Setter Property="Foreground"        Value="White"/>
+            <Setter Property="BorderThickness"   Value="0"/>
+            <Setter Property="Padding"           Value="14,6"/>
+            <Setter Property="FontSize"          Value="12"/>
+            <Setter Property="FontWeight"        Value="SemiBold"/>
+            <Setter Property="FontFamily"        Value="Segoe UI"/>
+            <Setter Property="Cursor"            Value="Hand"/>
+            <Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle"  Value="{x:Null}"/>
             <Setter Property="Template">
                 <Setter.Value>
                     <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
-                        <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" CornerRadius="4"
-                                Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
+                        <Border x:Name="Bd" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
+                                CornerRadius="4" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
                             <ContentPresenter HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
                         </Border>
                         <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                             <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
-                                <Setter Property="Background" Value="#106EBE"/>
+                                <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="#106EBE"/>
+                            </Trigger>
+                            <Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
+                                <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="#005A9E"/>
                             </Trigger>
                             <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" Value="False">
-                                <Setter Property="Background" Value="#BDBDBD"/>
+                                <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="#BDBDBD"/>
                             </Trigger>
                         </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                     </ControlTemplate>
@@ -55,18 +60,20 @@
         </Style>
 
         <Style x:Key="SmallButton" TargetType="Button">
-            <Setter Property="Background"      Value="{DynamicResource ButtonBrush}"/>
-            <Setter Property="BorderBrush"     Value="{DynamicResource BorderBrush}"/>
-            <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
-            <Setter Property="Foreground"      Value="{DynamicResource TextBrush}"/>
-            <Setter Property="Padding"         Value="10,4"/>
-            <Setter Property="FontSize"        Value="12"/>
-            <Setter Property="FontFamily"      Value="Segoe UI"/>
-            <Setter Property="Cursor"          Value="Hand"/>
+            <Setter Property="Background"       Value="{DynamicResource ButtonBrush}"/>
+            <Setter Property="BorderBrush"      Value="{DynamicResource BorderBrush}"/>
+            <Setter Property="BorderThickness"  Value="1"/>
+            <Setter Property="Foreground"       Value="{DynamicResource TextBrush}"/>
+            <Setter Property="Padding"          Value="10,4"/>
+            <Setter Property="FontSize"         Value="12"/>
+            <Setter Property="FontFamily"       Value="Segoe UI"/>
+            <Setter Property="Cursor"           Value="Hand"/>
+            <Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
             <Setter Property="Template">
                 <Setter.Value>
                     <ControlTemplate TargetType="Button">
-                        <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
+                        <Border x:Name="Bd"
+                                Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
                                 BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
                                 BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
                                 CornerRadius="4" Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
@@ -74,7 +81,10 @@
                         </Border>
                         <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                             <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
-                                <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource HoverBrush}"/>
+                                <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource HoverBrush}"/>
+                            </Trigger>
+                            <Trigger Property="IsPressed" Value="True">
+                                <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource PressedBrush}"/>
                             </Trigger>
                         </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                     </ControlTemplate>
@@ -83,18 +93,19 @@
         </Style>
 
         <Style TargetType="ComboBox">
-            <Setter Property="FontFamily"      Value="Segoe UI"/>
-            <Setter Property="FontSize"        Value="12"/>
-            <Setter Property="Background"      Value="{DynamicResource CardBrush}"/>
-            <Setter Property="Foreground"      Value="{DynamicResource TextBrush}"/>
-            <Setter Property="BorderBrush"     Value="{DynamicResource BorderBrush}"/>
-            <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
-            <Setter Property="Padding"         Value="8,4"/>
+            <Setter Property="FontFamily"       Value="Segoe UI"/>
+            <Setter Property="FontSize"         Value="12"/>
+            <Setter Property="Background"       Value="{DynamicResource CardBrush}"/>
+            <Setter Property="Foreground"       Value="{DynamicResource TextBrush}"/>
+            <Setter Property="BorderBrush"      Value="{DynamicResource BorderBrush}"/>
+            <Setter Property="BorderThickness"  Value="1"/>
+            <Setter Property="Padding"          Value="8,4"/>
+            <Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
             <Setter Property="Template">
                 <Setter.Value>
                     <ControlTemplate TargetType="ComboBox">
                         <Grid>
-                            <Border x:Name="Border"
+                            <Border x:Name="Bd"
                                     Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
                                     BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
                                     BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
@@ -106,14 +117,21 @@
                                         ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding SelectionBoxItemTemplate}"
                                         Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                                         VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
-                                    <TextBlock Text="▾" FontSize="10"
+                                    <TextBlock Text="&#x25BE;" FontSize="10"
                                                Foreground="{DynamicResource SecondaryBrush}"
                                                HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                                Margin="0,0,8,0" IsHitTestVisible="False"/>
+                                    <!-- Fully transparent toggle — no system chrome bleeds through -->
                                     <ToggleButton Focusable="False" ClickMode="Press"
+                                                  FocusVisualStyle="{x:Null}"
                                                   IsChecked="{Binding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay,
-                                                      RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
-                                                  Background="Transparent" BorderThickness="0"/>
+                                                      RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}">
+                                        <ToggleButton.Template>
+                                            <ControlTemplate TargetType="ToggleButton">
+                                                <Border Background="Transparent"/>
+                                            </ControlTemplate>
+                                        </ToggleButton.Template>
+                                    </ToggleButton>
                                 </Grid>
                             </Border>
                             <Popup x:Name="Popup" Placement="Bottom"
@@ -132,15 +150,21 @@
                                 </Border>
                             </Popup>
                         </Grid>
+                        <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
+                            <Trigger Property="IsMouseOver" Value="True">
+                                <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource HoverBrush}"/>
+                            </Trigger>
+                        </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                     </ControlTemplate>
                 </Setter.Value>
             </Setter>
             <Setter Property="ItemContainerStyle">
                 <Setter.Value>
                     <Style TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
-                        <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource TextBrush}"/>
-                        <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource CardBrush}"/>
-                        <Setter Property="Padding"    Value="10,5"/>
+                        <Setter Property="Foreground"       Value="{DynamicResource TextBrush}"/>
+                        <Setter Property="Background"       Value="{DynamicResource CardBrush}"/>
+                        <Setter Property="Padding"          Value="10,5"/>
+                        <Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle" Value="{x:Null}"/>
                         <Setter Property="Template">
                             <Setter.Value>
                                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="ComboBoxItem">
@@ -154,6 +178,10 @@
                                             <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background"
                                                     Value="{DynamicResource HoverBrush}"/>
                                         </Trigger>
+                                        <Trigger Property="IsSelected" Value="True">
+                                            <Setter TargetName="Bd" Property="Background"
+                                                    Value="{DynamicResource HoverBrush}"/>
+                                        </Trigger>
                                     </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                                 </ControlTemplate>
                             </Setter.Value>

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;
@@ -33,12 +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 ViewModel.LoadFromCacheAsync();
-            await Task.Delay(1000);
+            // 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

@@ -6,18 +6,17 @@ namespace ClaudeCheckerWindows;
 
 public class AppSettings
 {
+    // Auth signal — non-empty means the user has completed sign-in at least once.
+    // The WebView2 user-data folder holds the live session; this is only for startup.
     public string CookieStore     { get; set; } = "";
+
+    // Accumulated sparkline data — built up over multiple refreshes.
     public string BurnHistory     { get; set; } = "";
-    public string OrgId           { get; set; } = "";
-    public string Email           { get; set; } = "";
-    public string UsageJson       { get; set; } = "";
+
+    // User preferences
     public int    RefreshInterval { get; set; } = 120;
     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/Controls/GaugeControl.cs

@@ -46,29 +46,16 @@ public class GaugeControl : FrameworkElement
             DrawArc(dc, cx, cy, radius, StartAngleDeg, SweepDeg * (Percent / 100.0),
                 new Pen(Accent, StrokeWidth));
 
-        var dpi = VisualTreeHelper.GetDpi(this).PixelsPerDip;
-
+        var dpi       = VisualTreeHelper.GetDpi(this).PixelsPerDip;
         var textColor = ThemeManager.IsDark ? Color.FromRgb(0xF5, 0xF5, 0xF5) : Color.FromRgb(0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C);
-        var subColor  = Color.FromRgb(0x9E, 0x9E, 0x9E);
 
         var pctText = new FormattedText(
             $"{(int)Math.Round(Percent)}%",
             CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FlowDirection.LeftToRight,
             new Typeface(new FontFamily("Segoe UI"), FontStyles.Normal, FontWeights.Bold, FontStretches.Normal),
-            14, new SolidColorBrush(textColor), dpi);
-        var sub = new FormattedText(
-            "used",
-            CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, FlowDirection.LeftToRight,
-            new Typeface("Segoe UI"), 8,
-            new SolidColorBrush(subColor), dpi)
-        {
-            TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center
-        };
+            18, new SolidColorBrush(textColor), dpi);
 
-        var totalHeight = pctText.Height + 2 + sub.Height;
-        var startY      = cy - totalHeight / 2;
-        dc.DrawText(pctText, new Point(cx - pctText.Width / 2, startY));
-        dc.DrawText(sub,     new Point(cx - sub.Width     / 2, startY + pctText.Height + 2));
+        dc.DrawText(pctText, new Point(cx - pctText.Width / 2, cy - pctText.Height / 2));
     }
 
     private static void DrawArc(DrawingContext dc, double cx, double cy, double r,

windows/LoginWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core;
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 
@@ -22,7 +19,7 @@ public partial class LoginWindow : Window
     {
         var env = await CoreWebView2Environment.CreateAsync(userDataFolder:
             System.IO.Path.Combine(
-                Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
+                System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
                 "ClaudeChecker", "WebView2"));
 
         await Browser.EnsureCoreWebView2Async(env);
@@ -35,9 +32,9 @@ public partial class LoginWindow : Window
             if (!uri.Contains("claude.ai")) return;
 
             var cookies = await Browser.CoreWebView2.CookieManager.GetCookiesAsync("https://claude.ai");
-            var signedIn = cookies.Any(c =>
-                c.Name.Equals("sessionKey", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
-                c.Name.StartsWith("sk-ant", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+            var signedIn = System.Linq.Enumerable.Any(cookies, c =>
+                c.Name.Equals("sessionKey", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                c.Name.StartsWith("sk-ant",  System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
             await Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
             {
@@ -64,86 +61,10 @@ public partial class LoginWindow : Window
         if (_closing) return;
         _closing = true;
 
+        // Persist cookies so the app knows the user is signed in on next startup.
+        // All live data is fetched by the background WebView2 on the next refresh.
         UsageViewModel.SaveCookies(cookies);
 
-        try
-        {
-            // Use WebMessageReceived so the async script can post back without relying
-            // on Promise-awaiting support in the WebView2 runtime version.
-            var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<string?>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
-            EventHandler<CoreWebView2WebMessageReceivedEventArgs>? msgHandler = null;
-            msgHandler = (_, args) =>
-            {
-                Browser.CoreWebView2.WebMessageReceived -= msgHandler;
-                tcs.TrySetResult(args.WebMessageAsJson);
-            };
-            Browser.CoreWebView2.WebMessageReceived += msgHandler;
-
-            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 e=b?.account?.email_address||b?.account?.email||b?.email||null;
-                let orgSrc='bootstrap';
-                if(!id){
-                    try{const ol=await(await fetch('/api/organizations',h)).json();
-                        if(Array.isArray(ol)&&ol.length>0){id=ol[0]?.uuid||null;orgSrc='orgs-list';}}catch(e2){}
-                }
-                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});
-                    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});
-            }catch(ex){window.chrome.webview.postMessage({error:String(ex)});}})()";
-
-            await Browser.CoreWebView2.ExecuteScriptAsync(script);
-
-            // Wait up to 15 s for the script to post its message
-            var completed = await Task.WhenAny(tcs.Task, Task.Delay(15000));
-            var json = completed == tcs.Task ? tcs.Task.Result : null;
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(json))
-            {
-                using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
-                var root = doc.RootElement;
-
-                if (root.TryGetProperty("email", out var em) && em.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
-                    AppSettings.Default.Email = em.GetString() ?? "";
-
-                if (root.TryGetProperty("orgId", out var oi) && oi.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
-                    AppSettings.Default.OrgId = oi.GetString() ?? "";
-
-                if (root.TryGetProperty("usage", out var us) && us.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
-                    AppSettings.Default.UsageJson = us.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))
-                    AppSettings.Default.DebugInfo = "JS error: " + err.GetRawText();
-                else
-                    AppSettings.Default.DebugInfo = "timeout or empty message";
-
-                AppSettings.Default.Save();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                AppSettings.Default.DebugInfo = json == null ? "script timeout (15s)" : "empty message";
-                AppSettings.Default.Save();
-            }
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            AppSettings.Default.DebugInfo = "exception: " + ex.Message;
-            AppSettings.Default.Save();
-        }
-
         await Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => DialogResult = true);
     }
 }

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

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
     private static readonly UpdateManager  Updater = App.Updater;
     private readonly DispatcherTimer _clockTimer;
 
-
     [DllImport("dwmapi.dll")]
     private static extern int DwmSetWindowAttribute(IntPtr hwnd, int attr, ref int value, int size);
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         VM.PropertyChanged      += (_, e) => Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => OnVmChanged(e.PropertyName));
         Updater.PropertyChanged += (_, e) => Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() => OnUpdaterChanged(e.PropertyName));
 
-        _clockTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5) };
+        _clockTimer = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1) };
         _clockTimer.Tick += (_, _) => UpdateFooter();
         _clockTimer.Start();
 
@@ -56,12 +55,12 @@ 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)
@@ -71,10 +70,8 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         var secondary = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["SecondaryBrush"];
         var border    = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["BorderBrush"];
 
-        // Gauge
         var gauge = new GaugeControl { Width = 76, Height = 76, Percent = limit.UsedPercent, Accent = accent };
 
-        // Live badge
         var liveBadge = new Border
         {
             Background   = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(30, 0, 160, 0)),
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
                                Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(0, 120, 0)) }
         };
 
-        // Usage badge
         var usageBadge = new Border
         {
             Background   = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(18, 0, 0, 0)),
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         badgeStack.Children.Add(usageBadge);
 
         var nameStack = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };
-        nameStack.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = "✦", FontSize = 11, Foreground = accent, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
+        nameStack.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = "✶", FontSize = 11, Foreground = accent, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
         nameStack.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = "Claude", FontSize = 13, FontWeight = FontWeights.SemiBold,
             Foreground = text, Margin = new Thickness(6, 0, 0, 0), VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
         nameStack.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = $"·  {VM.PlanLabel}", FontSize = 11,
@@ -124,36 +120,56 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
             BorderThickness = new Thickness(0),
         };
 
-        var timeStack = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };
-        timeStack.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = "⏱ ", FontSize = 10, Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
-        timeStack.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = limit.TimeRemaining, FontSize = 12,
+        // Left: time remaining + reset date inline
+        var timeLeft = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };
+        timeLeft.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = "⏱ ", FontSize = 10, Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
+        timeLeft.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = limit.TimeRemaining, FontSize = 12,
             FontWeight = FontWeights.Medium, Foreground = text, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
-
-        var resetText = new TextBlock
+        timeLeft.Children.Add(new TextBlock
         {
-            Text = $"Resets {limit.ResetDate:d MMM yyyy} at {limit.ResetDate:HH:mm}",
-            FontSize = 11, Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
-        };
+            Text = $"   Resets {limit.ResetDate:d MMM yyyy} at {limit.ResetDate:HH:mm}",
+            FontSize = 10, Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
+        });
+
+        // Right: "after reset" when 0%, "today HH:MM" when refreshed today
+        string? refreshLabel = limit.UsedPercent == 0
+            ? "after reset"
+            : VM.LastUpdated?.Date == DateTime.Today
+                ? "today " + VM.LastUpdated.Value.ToString("h:mm tt")
+                : null;
+
+        UIElement timeRight;
+        if (refreshLabel != null)
+        {
+            var inner = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal };
+            inner.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = "↗ ", FontSize = 10, Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
+            inner.Children.Add(new TextBlock { Text = refreshLabel, FontSize = 10, FontWeight = FontWeights.Medium,
+                Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center });
+            timeRight = new Border
+            {
+                Background   = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromArgb(18, 0, 0, 0)),
+                CornerRadius = new CornerRadius(4),
+                Padding      = new Thickness(6, 2, 6, 2),
+                Child        = inner
+            };
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            timeRight = new TextBlock();
+        }
 
         var timeRow = new Grid();
         timeRow.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition { Width = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star) });
         timeRow.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition { Width = GridLength.Auto });
-        Grid.SetColumn(timeStack, 0);
-        Grid.SetColumn(resetText, 1);
-        timeRow.Children.Add(timeStack);
-        timeRow.Children.Add(resetText);
-
-        var sparkline = new SparklineControl
-        {
-            Height = 28, Margin = new Thickness(0, 8, 0, 0), LineColor = Color.FromRgb(0xF9, 0x73, 0x16),
-            Data = limit.BurnHistory.Count > 0 ? limit.BurnHistory : null,
-        };
+        Grid.SetColumn(timeLeft,  0);
+        Grid.SetColumn(timeRight, 1);
+        timeRow.Children.Add(timeLeft);
+        timeRow.Children.Add(timeRight);
 
         var infoPanel = new StackPanel { VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center };
         infoPanel.Children.Add(headerRow);
         infoPanel.Children.Add(progress);
         infoPanel.Children.Add(timeRow);
-        infoPanel.Children.Add(sparkline);
 
         var cardGrid = new Grid { Margin = new Thickness(16, 12, 16, 12) };
         cardGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition { Width = GridLength.Auto });
@@ -189,29 +205,39 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
 
     private static UIElement BuildDiarySection(AgentLimit limit)
     {
-        var text      = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["TextBrush"];
         var secondary = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["SecondaryBrush"];
         var border    = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["BorderBrush"];
 
-        var samples = limit.BurnHistory.Count;
-        var avgBurn = limit.BurnRate;
-
-        var subtitle = new TextBlock
+        var statsRow = new Grid { Margin = new Thickness(12, 10, 12, 6) };
+        statsRow.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition { Width = new GridLength(1, GridUnitType.Star) });
+        statsRow.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition { Width = GridLength.Auto });
+        var samplesText = new TextBlock
         {
-            Text       = $"{samples} samples · {avgBurn:F1}%/h avg burn rate",
-            FontSize   = 11,
-            Foreground = secondary,
-            Margin     = new Thickness(16, 0, 16, 6),
+            Text = $"{limit.BurnHistory.Count} samples",
+            FontSize = 11, Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
         };
+        var burnText = new TextBlock
+        {
+            Text = $"Avg burn rate: {limit.BurnRate:F1}%/h",
+            FontSize = 11, Foreground = secondary, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
+        };
+        Grid.SetColumn(samplesText, 0);
+        Grid.SetColumn(burnText,    1);
+        statsRow.Children.Add(samplesText);
+        statsRow.Children.Add(burnText);
 
         var sparkline = new SparklineControl
         {
-            Height    = 32,
-            Margin    = new Thickness(8, 8, 8, 8),
+            Height    = 40,
+            Margin    = new Thickness(8, 0, 8, 8),
             LineColor = Color.FromRgb(0xF9, 0x73, 0x16),
             Data      = limit.BurnHistory,
         };
 
+        var cardContent = new StackPanel();
+        cardContent.Children.Add(statsRow);
+        cardContent.Children.Add(sparkline);
+
         var card = new Border
         {
             Background      = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["CardBrush"],
@@ -219,7 +245,7 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
             BorderBrush     = border,
             BorderThickness = new Thickness(1),
             Margin          = new Thickness(12, 0, 12, 0),
-            Child           = sparkline,
+            Child           = cardContent,
         };
 
         var sectionLabel = new TextBlock
@@ -231,7 +257,6 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
 
         var section = new StackPanel();
         section.Children.Add(sectionLabel);
-        section.Children.Add(subtitle);
         section.Children.Add(card);
         return section;
     }
@@ -247,17 +272,20 @@ 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;
+        var spent   = (overage?.UsedCredits        / 100.0) ?? (VM.ExtraUsage?.UsedCredits  / 100.0) ?? 0;
+        var limit   = (overage?.MonthlyCreditLimit / 100.0) ?? (VM.ExtraUsage?.MonthlyLimit / 100.0) ?? 0;
+        var balance = (prepaid?.Amount             / 100.0) ?? 0;
 
-        UIElement MakeRow(string label, string value)
+        bool unlimited = overage?.MonthlyCreditLimit == null && VM.ExtraUsage?.MonthlyLimit == null;
+
+        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 +294,10 @@ 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)
         {
@@ -365,8 +394,14 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         if (VM.LastUpdated.HasValue)
         {
             var diff = DateTime.Now - VM.LastUpdated.Value;
-            LastUpdatedText.Text = diff.TotalSeconds < 10 ? "Updated just now"
-                                                          : $"Updated {(int)diff.TotalSeconds}s ago";
+            string age;
+            if (diff.TotalSeconds < 10)
+                age = "just now";
+            else if (diff.TotalMinutes < 1)
+                age = $"{(int)diff.TotalSeconds} sec ago";
+            else
+                age = $"{(int)diff.TotalMinutes} min, {diff.Seconds} sec ago";
+            LastUpdatedText.Text = $"Updated {age}";
         }
         else
         {
@@ -377,18 +412,33 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
 
     // ── Settings ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+    private static readonly (string Label, int Seconds)[] RefreshIntervals =
+    [
+        ("1 min",  60),
+        ("2 min",  120),
+        ("3 min",  180),
+        ("4 min",  240),
+        ("5 min",  300),
+        ("10 min", 600),
+    ];
+
     private void InitSettings()
     {
         VersionLabel.Text    = $"v{Updater.CurrentVersion}";
         BetaToggle.IsChecked = Updater.BetaChannel;
         UpdateAboutSection();
 
-        var intervals = new[] { ("1 min", 60), ("2 min", 120), ("3 min", 180),
-                                ("4 min", 240), ("5 min", 300), ("10 min", 600) };
-        RefreshPicker.ItemsSource        = intervals;
-        RefreshPicker.DisplayMemberPath  = "Item1";
-        var idx = Array.FindIndex(intervals, x => x.Item2 == VM.RefreshInterval);
-        RefreshPicker.SelectedIndex      = idx < 0 ? 1 : idx;
+        RefreshPicker.SelectionChanged -= RefreshPicker_Changed;
+        RefreshPicker.Items.Clear();
+        int selectIdx = 1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < RefreshIntervals.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var (label, seconds) = RefreshIntervals[i];
+            RefreshPicker.Items.Add(new ComboBoxItem { Content = label, Tag = seconds });
+            if (seconds == VM.RefreshInterval) selectIdx = i;
+        }
+        RefreshPicker.SelectedIndex = selectIdx;
+        RefreshPicker.SelectionChanged += RefreshPicker_Changed;
 
         AuthPanel.Children.Clear();
         var dot = new System.Windows.Shapes.Ellipse
@@ -397,15 +447,16 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
             Fill = VM.IsSignedIn ? Brushes.LimeGreen : Brushes.Orange,
             VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
         };
-        var label = new TextBlock
+        var label2 = new TextBlock
         {
             Text = VM.IsSignedIn ? $"Signed in — {VM.UserEmail}" : "Not signed in",
-            FontSize = 13, FontWeight = FontWeights.SemiBold, Foreground = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["TextBrush"],
+            FontSize = 13, FontWeight = FontWeights.SemiBold,
+            Foreground = (SolidColorBrush)Application.Current.Resources["TextBrush"],
             VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
         };
         var authRow = new StackPanel { Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal };
         authRow.Children.Add(dot);
-        authRow.Children.Add(label);
+        authRow.Children.Add(label2);
         AuthPanel.Children.Add(authRow);
 
         SignOutButton.Visibility = VM.IsSignedIn ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
@@ -460,12 +511,10 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
         var login = new LoginWindow { Owner = this };
         if (login.ShowDialog() == true)
         {
-            // Show cached data from SaveAndClose immediately (no WebView2 needed)
             await VM.LoadFromCacheAsync();
             InitSettings();
             ShowMain();
 
-            // Full refresh in background after WebView2 folder is definitely released
             _ = Task.Run(async () =>
             {
                 await Task.Delay(3000);
@@ -491,10 +540,10 @@ public partial class PopupWindow : Window
 
     private void RefreshPicker_Changed(object s, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
     {
-        if (RefreshPicker.SelectedItem is ValueTuple<string, int> selected)
+        if (RefreshPicker.SelectedItem is ComboBoxItem item && item.Tag is int seconds)
         {
-            VM.RefreshInterval = selected.Item2;
-            ((App)Application.Current).ScheduleTimer(selected.Item2);
+            VM.RefreshInterval = seconds;
+            ((App)Application.Current).ScheduleTimer(seconds);
         }
     }
 

windows/UsageViewModel.cs

@@ -79,14 +79,8 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
         try
         {
-            var cookies = await GetCookiesAsync();
-
-            // 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)
+            // CookieStore being non-empty is our signal that the user has signed in.
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.CookieStore))
             {
                 await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                 {
@@ -97,9 +91,6 @@ 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.
             List<AgentLimit> limits    = [];
             OverageSpendLimit? overage = null;
             PrepaidCredits?    prepaid = null;
@@ -107,31 +98,36 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
             string? email = null, orgId = null, planLabel = null;
             string? refreshError = null;
 
-            if (hasCookies)
+            // Primary: persistent background WebView2 — always-live cookies, same as macOS.
+            // Fallback: HttpClient with saved cookies, only if the browser isn't ready yet
+            // (the brief window while InitAsync is still navigating at startup).
+            if (App.BackgroundBrowser.IsReady)
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    (limits, overage, prepaid, extraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel, _) =
-                        await TryHttpRefreshAsync(cookies);
+                    (limits, overage, prepaid, extraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel) =
+                        await TryBrowserRefreshAsync();
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     refreshError = ex.Message;
                 }
             }
-
-            // 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;
-            if (limits.Count == 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.UsageJson))
+            else
             {
-                try
+                var cookies = await GetCookiesAsync();
+                if (cookies.Count > 0)
                 {
-                    var cached = System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(
-                        AppSettings.Default.UsageJson, JsonOpts);
-                    limits = BuildLimits(cached);
+                    try
+                    {
+                        (limits, overage, prepaid, extraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel, _) =
+                            await TryHttpRefreshAsync(cookies);
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        refreshError = ex.Message;
+                    }
                 }
-                catch { }
             }
 
             foreach (var limit in limits)
@@ -147,9 +143,15 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
             await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
             {
-                if (limits.Count > 0) { Limits = limits; Overage = overage; Prepaid = prepaid; ExtraUsage = extraUsage; }
+                if (limits.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    Limits    = limits;
+                    Overage   = overage;
+                    Prepaid   = prepaid;
+                    if (extraUsage != null) ExtraUsage = extraUsage;
+                }
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(planLabel)) PlanLabel = planLabel;
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email)) UserEmail = email;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(email))     UserEmail = email;
                 IsSignedIn   = true;
                 ErrorMessage = refreshError;
                 LastUpdated  = DateTime.Now;
@@ -166,162 +168,115 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
         }
     }
 
+    // ── Browser-based refresh (primary) ───────────────────────────────────────
+    // Runs JS on the persistent claude.ai page. Same live cookies as macOS WKWebView.
+
+    private async Task<(List<AgentLimit>, OverageSpendLimit?, PrepaidCredits?, ExtraUsage?, string?, string?, string?)>
+        TryBrowserRefreshAsync()
+    {
+        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;
+
+        UsageResponse?     usage       = null;
+        OverageSpendLimit? overage     = null;
+        PrepaidCredits?    prepaid     = null;
+
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("usage",   out var us) && us.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+            usage   = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(us.GetRawText(), JsonOpts);
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("overage", out var ov) && ov.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+            overage = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OverageSpendLimit>(ov.GetRawText(), JsonOpts);
+        if (root.TryGetProperty("prepaid", out var pp) && pp.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Object)
+            prepaid = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PrepaidCredits>(pp.GetRawText(), JsonOpts);
+
+        return (BuildLimits(usage), overage, prepaid, usage?.ExtraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel);
+    }
+
+    // ── HttpClient refresh (fallback — 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
-        {
-            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($"Bootstrap failed ({(int)bootstrapResp.StatusCode}).");
+        using var http = BuildClient(cookies);
+        var bootstrapResp = await http.GetAsync("https://claude.ai/api/bootstrap");
+        if ((int)bootstrapResp.StatusCode is 401 or 403)
+            throw new Exception("Session expired — please re-authenticate.");
+        if (!bootstrapResp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            throw new Exception($"Bootstrap failed ({(int)bootstrapResp.StatusCode}).");
 
-            var bootstrapJson = await bootstrapResp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-            // Save raw bootstrap for diagnostics — lets us see if 'capabilities' is returned
-            AppSettings.Default.DebugInfo = bootstrapJson.Length > 2000
-                ? bootstrapJson.Substring(0, 2000) : bootstrapJson;
-            AppSettings.Default.Save();
-            var (email, orgId, planLabel) = ParseBootstrap(bootstrapJson);
+        var bootstrapJson = await bootstrapResp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        var (email, orgId, planLabel) = ParseBootstrap(bootstrapJson);
 
-            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))
+            orgId = await FetchOrgIdFromListAsync(http);
 
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))
-                return ([], null, null, null, email, orgId, planLabel, true);
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId))
+            return ([], null, null, null, email, orgId, planLabel, true);
 
-            AppSettings.Default.OrgId = orgId;
-            AppSettings.Default.Save();
+        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);
 
-            var usageUrl  = $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/usage";
-            var ut = http.GetAsync(usageUrl);
-            var ot = FetchAsync<OverageSpendLimit>(http, $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/overage_spend_limit");
-            var pt = FetchAsync<PrepaidCredits>(http, $"https://claude.ai/api/organizations/{orgId}/prepaid/credits");
-            await Task.WhenAll(ut, ot, pt);
+        var usageResp = ut.Result;
+        if (!usageResp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            throw new Exception($"Usage fetch failed ({(int)usageResp.StatusCode}).");
 
-            var usageResp = ut.Result;
-            if (!usageResp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
-                throw new Exception($"Usage fetch failed ({(int)usageResp.StatusCode}).");
+        var usageJson = await usageResp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        var usage     = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(usageJson, JsonOpts);
 
-            var usageJson = await usageResp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
-            var usage     = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<UsageResponse>(usageJson, JsonOpts);
-
-            // Persist fresh usage so cache reflects live data
-            AppSettings.Default.UsageJson = usageJson;
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(planLabel)) AppSettings.Default.PlanLabel = planLabel;
-            if (ot.Result != null) AppSettings.Default.OverageJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(ot.Result);
-            if (pt.Result != null) AppSettings.Default.PrepaidJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(pt.Result);
-            AppSettings.Default.Save();
-
-            return (BuildLimits(usage), ot.Result, pt.Result, usage?.ExtraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel, true);
-        }
-        catch { throw; }
+        return (BuildLimits(usage), ot.Result, pt.Result, usage?.ExtraUsage, email, orgId, planLabel, true);
     }
 
-    private static async Task<(List<AgentLimit>, string?, string?)> TryWebView2RefreshAsync()
-    {
-        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);}})();";
-
-            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();
-
-            if (resultJson == null || resultJson == "null") return ([], null, null);
-
-            using var doc = System.Text.Json.JsonDocument.Parse(resultJson);
-            var root = doc.RootElement;
-
-            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;
-
-            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);
-
-                // 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();
-            }
-
-            return (limits, email, orgId);
-        }
-        catch { return ([], null, null); }
-    }
+    // ── Startup cache ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // Called before the browser is ready. Sets sign-in state and shows placeholders
+    // with any previously accumulated burn history so the popup isn't blank.
 
     public async Task LoadFromCacheAsync()
     {
-        var email  = AppSettings.Default.Email;
-        var orgId  = AppSettings.Default.OrgId;
-        var cookie = AppSettings.Default.CookieStore;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppSettings.Default.CookieStore)) return;
 
-        bool isAuth = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(email) || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(orgId)
-                   || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(cookie);
-        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);
-                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 { }
-        }
-
-        // Attach persisted burn history to cached limits
-        foreach (var limit in limits)
+        var placeholders = LoadPlaceholderLimits();
+        foreach (var limit in placeholders)
         {
             var key = limit.Window.ToString();
             if (_burnHistory.TryGetValue(key, out var hist) && hist.Count > 0)
@@ -330,30 +285,21 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
 
         await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
         {
-            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;
+            Limits     = placeholders;
+            IsSignedIn = true;
         });
     }
 
     public async Task SignOutAsync()
     {
         AppSettings.Default.CookieStore = "";
-        AppSettings.Default.OrgId       = "";
-        AppSettings.Default.Email       = "";
-        AppSettings.Default.UsageJson   = "";
         AppSettings.Default.Save();
 
         await Application.Current.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
         {
             IsSignedIn   = false;
             UserEmail    = "";
+            PlanLabel    = "Claude";
             ErrorMessage = "Signed out.";
             Limits       = [];
         });
@@ -390,14 +336,14 @@ 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;
@@ -415,7 +361,6 @@ 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, string? PlanLabel) ParseBootstrap(string json)
     {
         try
@@ -430,7 +375,6 @@ 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)
             {
@@ -440,7 +384,6 @@ 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)
             {
@@ -450,7 +393,6 @@ 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)
             {
@@ -463,7 +405,7 @@ public class UsageViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
                 acctPlan.TryGetProperty("memberships", out var plMems) && plMems.GetArrayLength() > 0 &&
                 plMems[0].TryGetProperty("organization", out var plOrg) &&
                 plOrg.TryGetProperty("capabilities", out var caps) &&
-                caps.ValueKind == System.Text.Json.JsonValueKind.Array)
+                caps.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Array)
             {
                 foreach (var cap in caps.EnumerateArray())
                 {

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;
+    }
 }