Question 1

What Stream Deck plugins does Microdash make?

Accepted Answer

Microdash publishes eight Stream Deck plugins: NextUp (Google Calendar next event), LinearNotify (Linear inbox unread count), HowManyLeft (Claude Code usage gauge), WhatsLeft (Codex AI usage gauge), PeekStripe (Stripe net earnings), OpenBalance (OpenRouter credit balance), Gmailo (Gmail unread counter), and Espresso (macOS keep-awake timer, coming soon). All are one-time purchases with no recurring fees and no backend servers.

Question 2

How often does NextUp refresh calendar events?

Accepted Answer

NextUp polls Google Calendar every 30 seconds. After 5 minutes into an event, it automatically skips ahead to show the next one so you always see what's coming up.

Question 3

What video call services does NextUp support?

Accepted Answer

NextUp's long-press opens meeting links from: Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, GoToMeeting, Whereby, Around, and Gather. The link must be in the event's conference field, location, or description.

Question 4

Why does LinearNotify sign-in fail?

Accepted Answer

LinearNotify requires port 28976 to be free. Linear's OAuth requires an exact redirect URI match, so the port cannot be changed. Quit any app holding that port and try signing in again.

Question 5

Why doesn't LinearNotify's unread count match the Linear app?

Accepted Answer

LinearNotify fetches the 50 most recent notifications and deduplicates them by groupingKey, which is how Linear calculates its own inbox counter. Older notifications outside that window aren't counted.

Question 6

What are the three HowManyLeft actions?

Accepted Answer

HowManyLeft ships three independent actions: Session (5-hour rolling window), Weekly (7-day rolling window), and Overview (both session and weekly side-by-side on one key). Each shows a color-coded gauge of remaining Claude Code usage capacity.

Question 7

How does HowManyLeft read Claude Code credentials?

Accepted Answer

HowManyLeft reads credentials stored by the Claude Code CLI via macOS Keychain. You must install Claude Code and sign in once by running 'claude' in your terminal. When macOS asks about Keychain access, click Always Allow.

Question 8

How does WhatsLeft read Codex credentials?

Accepted Answer

WhatsLeft reads the Codex CLI auth file at ~/.codex/auth.json. You must install the Codex CLI and log in at least once before connecting the plugin. WhatsLeft is macOS only.

Question 9

What Stripe API key does PeekStripe require?

Accepted Answer

PeekStripe needs a Stripe Restricted Key (starting with rk_live_ or rk_test_) with Balance (Read) and Balance transaction source (Read) permissions enabled. Secret keys (sk_) and publishable keys (pk_) are blocked.

Question 10

Why does PeekStripe show a different amount than the Stripe Dashboard?

Accepted Answer

PeekStripe shows net earnings from balance_transactions — the after-Stripe-fees figure. The Stripe Dashboard's gross volume card shows pre-fee amounts and will be higher.

Question 11

Why does Gmailo use an App Password instead of OAuth?

Accepted Answer

Gmail's read-only OAuth scope requires CASA security certification ($500–$1,500 per year) to distribute publicly. Gmailo connects over IMAP (imap.gmail.com port 993) with a Google App Password — the same approach used by Apple Mail and Thunderbird. The App Password is stored only in Stream Deck's local settings and never leaves your machine.

Question 12

Why does Gmailo show 'App Passwords aren't available' when I try to set it up?

Accepted Answer

App Passwords require 2-Step Verification to be active on your Google account. If the App Passwords page shows an error, go to myaccount.google.com/signinoptions/two-step-verification and enable 2SV first, then return to generate the App Password. Google Workspace users whose admin has disabled App Passwords will need to ask their IT admin to allow them in the Admin Console.

Question 13

What is an OpenRouter Management API key and why does OpenBalance need one?

Accepted Answer

A Management API key is a special key type in OpenRouter that can read your account balance and activity data. It cannot make AI inference requests. OpenBalance requires it because regular inference keys (used to call AI models) don't have permission to read billing data — OpenRouter keeps these capabilities separate as a security feature. Create one at openrouter.ai/settings/keys by enabling 'Management API access' when creating a new key. It's free.

Question 14

What are the four OpenBalance actions?

Accepted Answer

OpenBalance ships four independent Stream Deck actions: Balance (shows remaining credits, % utilised, and a daily trend arrow with a period picker), Top Models (your top AI models ranked by 30-day spend, displayed as rotating 2-up cards), Monthly Spend (30-day rolling total with a 7-day bar chart), and Spike Alert (compares your current spend rate to your normal daily average and shows Normal, Spike, or Critical state).

NextUp

LinearNotify

HowManyLeft

WhatsLeft

PeekStripe

OpenBalance

Espresso

Gmailo

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