diff --git a/alerts.db b/alerts.db
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diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
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--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -442,26 +442,27 @@ async function updateWeather() {
 updateWeather();
 setInterval(updateWeather, 60000); // every minute
 
-// === CLAUDE BUDGET PACE ===
+// === CLAUDE BUDGET PACE — only show when usage > 75% ===
 async function updateClaudeUsage() {
   const el = document.getElementById('claude-usage');
   try {
     const r = await fetch('/api/claude-usage');
     const d = await r.json();
-    if (d.pace != null) {
+    if (d.usage != null && d.usage > 75) {
       el.textContent = `pace ${d.pace}%`;
       el.title = `Budget pace: ${d.timePct}% of week elapsed, ${d.usage}% used`;
-      // Color: <90 green, 90-100 white, >100 red
       el.className = d.pace < 90 ? 'good' : d.pace <= 100 ? 'ok' : 'crit';
     } else {
       el.textContent = '';
+      el.className = '';
     }
   } catch(e) {
     el.textContent = '';
+    el.className = '';
   }
 }
 updateClaudeUsage();
-setInterval(updateClaudeUsage, 60000); // every minute (pace changes with time)
+setInterval(updateClaudeUsage, 300000); // every 5 min (no need to be faster)
 
 // === NEWS STREAMS ===
 const topicEmoji = { markets: '🏦', ai: '🤖', news: '📰', nabl: '📉', politics: '🏛️', infrastructure: '🔧', netherlands: '🇳🇱' };
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