GoKawiilDeveloper builds AIM-style away-message app for Claude and Codex rate limits
A Show HN project called Die With Me packages Claude and Codex API rate-limit notifications into nostalgic AIM-style away messages. Users install a desktop app and use an invitation code to enable the feature, which surfaces usage limit warnings in a retro chat-client format instead of a plain error message.
GoKawiil's interpretation of the reporting above, not reported fact.
As developers increasingly hit throttling limits on AI coding assistants, tools that make these interruptions more transparent or even entertaining reflect growing frustration with opaque rate-limiting systems. It also shows how indie developers are building lightweight utilities around AI tool constraints rather than waiting for vendors to improve the experience.
- Die With Me repurposes 2000s-era AIM away messages to display Claude and Codex rate-limit alerts.
- The tool requires an invitation code, suggesting a limited or gated early release.
- It highlights ongoing developer frustration with AI coding tool usage caps.
Source: diewithme.co, 2026-09-17
Published there as: “Show HN: Die With Me – Claude and Codex rate limits as AIM away messages”
Read the original report → The summary and analysis above are GoKawiil's own, written from reporting by the source above. Facts and quotes belong to the original publisher.