What to do when Claude Code reaches its usage limit

When one account reaches its limit, continue the same conversation in another account you own: share conversation history once, then run ccam next --continue. If you have only one account, wait for the reset time Claude Code shows.

Before it happens

Set up the accounts so that the switch takes one command:

ccam add personal
ccam add work
ccam share personal --history on
ccam share work --history on
ccam statusline install

The status line now shows the account and its 5-hour usage while you work, so a limit does not come as a surprise.

When the limit is reached

Leave Claude Code (/exit), then:

ccam usage

 1 personal  ████████ 100% 22m       █████░░░  68% 1d 9h     just now
 2 work      █░░░░░░░   8% 4h 12m    ██░░░░░░  19% 5d 2h     just now

Open the conversation in the account with the most room:

ccam next --auto --continue

Claude Code starts as work with the most recent conversation of the current folder, including everything said so far.

Things to keep in mind

• Run ccam next --continue in the same folder you worked in; conversations are stored per project folder.
• Avoid running two accounts on the same conversation at the same time. ccam warns you if you try.
• The other account must also share conversation history, in the same group.
• Whether you may switch between accounts like this depends on each account's terms.

See usage limits for every option of ccam usage and ccam next.