From a4ee933022c0562eedecc765d96cd6caf47515a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:52:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: hide macOS usage errors

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |  1 +
 .../Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift       | 32 +++----------------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5e8a9892..b2ec22245 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - Plugins: route command detection/text chunking helpers through the plugin runtime and drop runtime exports from the SDK.
 - Plugins: auto-enable bundled channel/provider plugins when configuration is present.
 - Config: stamp last-touched metadata on write and warn if the config is newer than the running build.
+- macOS: hide usage section when usage is unavailable instead of showing provider errors.
 - Memory: add native Gemini embeddings provider for memory search. (#1151)
 - Agents: add local docs path resolution and include docs/mirror/source/community pointers in the system prompt.
 - Slack: add HTTP webhook mode via Bolt HTTP receiver for Events API deployments. (#1143) — thanks @jdrhyne.
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
index e362a62c5..4ceb619c8 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
@@ -280,9 +280,7 @@ extension MenuSessionsInjector {
 
     private func insertUsageSection(into menu: NSMenu, at cursor: Int, width: CGFloat) -> Int {
         let rows = self.usageRows
-        let errorText = self.cachedUsageErrorText
-
-        if rows.isEmpty, errorText == nil {
+        if rows.isEmpty {
             return cursor
         }
 
@@ -306,25 +304,6 @@ extension MenuSessionsInjector {
         menu.insertItem(headerItem, at: cursor)
         cursor += 1
 
-        if let errorText = errorText?.nonEmpty, !rows.isEmpty {
-            menu.insertItem(
-                self.makeMessageItem(
-                    text: errorText,
-                    symbolName: "exclamationmark.triangle",
-                    width: width,
-                    maxLines: 2),
-                at: cursor)
-            cursor += 1
-        }
-
-        if rows.isEmpty {
-            menu.insertItem(
-                self.makeMessageItem(text: errorText ?? "No usage available", symbolName: "minus", width: width),
-                at: cursor)
-            cursor += 1
-            return cursor
-        }
-
         if let selectedProvider = self.selectedUsageProviderId,
            let primary = rows.first(where: { $0.providerId.lowercased() == selectedProvider }),
            rows.count > 1
@@ -561,14 +540,11 @@ extension MenuSessionsInjector {
 
         do {
             self.cachedUsageSummary = try await UsageLoader.loadSummary()
-            self.cachedUsageErrorText = nil
-            self.usageCacheUpdatedAt = Date()
         } catch {
-            if self.cachedUsageSummary == nil {
-                self.cachedUsageErrorText = self.compactUsageError(error)
-            }
-            self.usageCacheUpdatedAt = Date()
+            self.cachedUsageSummary = nil
+            self.cachedUsageErrorText = nil
         }
+        self.usageCacheUpdatedAt = Date()
     }
 
     private func compactUsageError(_ error: Error) -> String {