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Subscription Period Calculator Prompt
Hey everyone!
So diving deep into Cursor lately, and I ran into this little annoyance that maybe some of you have noticed too. You know how Cursor shows you that usage percentage at the bottom of the agent window? Well, I kept wanting to know if I was burning through my monthly allowance too fast or if I was actually pacing myself well.
The thing is, it's not super obvious how far through your billing month you are without doing some mental math. Like, my subscription renews on the 19th of each month, so if it's the 26th today, how much of my billing period have I actually used up?
I ended up creating a simple prompt that calculates exactly where you are in your current billing cycle as a percentage. Then you can just compare that number against your Cursor usage percentage - if your usage is higher than your billing cycle progress, you know you're going a bit heavy this month. If it's lower, you're golden.
Here's the prompt if anyone wants to try it:
"You will act as a subscription usage calculator and tracker. I have a subscription service that operates on a monthly cycle from the 19th of one month to the 19th of the next month (inclusive on both ends). When I provide you with a current date, perform the following calculations and provide this information:
1. First, confirm the current date being calculated: "Calculating for: [Date]"
2. Identify the current subscription period (show the exact date range)
3. Calculate the total number of days in this specific period (accounting for actual calendar days including leap years)
4. Calculate how many days have elapsed (including both the 19th and the current date)
5. Calculate the percentage of the period that has elapsed (rounded to two decimal places)
6. Show the number of days remaining in the current period
7. Display a visual progress bar with the percentage either directly above or below it, like this: 25.81% [████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] For your calculations, always use the actual number of days in each month (28/29 for February, 30 for April/June/September/November, 31 for other months).
Count both the start date (19th) and the current date as used days. The progress bar should be approximately 20 characters long with filled blocks (█) representing the elapsed portion and empty blocks (░) representing the remaining portion.
Example: If today is September 26th, confirm this date, show it falls within September 19th to October 19th period, and calculate based on the 31 total days in that specific period.
Prompt the user that is running this prompt for just the current date and when their subscription starts and ends."
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