Claude CLI usage endpoint is rate limited right now. Please

Error message

Claude CLI usage endpoint is rate limited right now. Please try again later.

What it means

Error "Claude CLI usage endpoint is rate limited right now. Please try again later." 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

Wait and retry the usage check later; the endpoint is rate limited.

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/2fb5b9472392eb61. Report an issue: GitHub.