Claude CLI could not load usage data. Open the CLI and retry

Error message

Claude CLI could not load usage data. Open the CLI and retry `/usage`.

What it means

Error "Claude CLI could not load usage data. Open the CLI and retry `/usage`." thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at packages/adapters/claude-local/src/server/quota.ts:390

    return firstLine;
  }

  const resetLine = lines.find((line) => /^resets/i.test(line) || normalizeForLabelSearch(line).startsWith("resets"));
  if (!resetLine) return null;
  return resetLine
    .replace(/^Resets/i, "Resets ")
    .replace(/([A-Z][a-z]{2})(\d)/g, "$1 $2")
    .replace(/(\d)at(\d)/g, "$1 at $2")
    .replace(/(am|pm)\(/gi, "$1 (")
    .replace(/([A-Za-z])\(/g, "$1 (")
    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
    .trim();
}

export function parseClaudeCliUsageText(text: string): QuotaWindow[] {
  const cleaned = trimToLatestUsagePanel(cleanTerminalText(text)) ?? cleanTerminalText(text);
  const usageError = extractUsageError(cleaned);
  if (usageError) throw new Error(usageError);

  const lines = cleaned
    .split("\n")
    .map((line) => line.trim())
    .filter((line) => line.length > 0);

  const sections: Array<{ label: string; lines: string[] }> = [];
  let current: { label: string; lines: string[] } | null = null;

  for (const line of lines) {
    if (isQuotaLabel(line)) {
      if (current) sections.push(current);
      current = { label: canonicalQuotaLabel(line), lines: [] };
      continue;
    }
    if (current) current.lines.push(line);
  }
  if (current) sections.push(current);

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Solutions

Open the Claude CLI and run `/usage`, then retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/adapters/claude-local/src/server/quota.ts:390 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of paperclipai/paperclip@120ae5428f (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e2f62801eb6f6f6c. Report an issue: GitHub.