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Power Mode (Parallel Dispatch + Smart 429 Routing) Settings

Configure âš¡ Power Mode (Parallel Dispatch + Smart 429 Routing) from VS Code Preferences â†’ Settings â†’ Extensions â†’ Power Claude, or edit your settings.json directly.

Auto-generated from the extension's package.json. 3 settings in this category.

Setting	Description
`powerClaude.proxy.parallelAccounts` boolean Â· default: true	distribute requests across multiple accounts simultaneously instead of using one account at a time. Each Claude.ai account has independent 5h / 7d / TPM / RPM rate-limit windows, so N accounts in Power Mode = ~NÃ— throughput ceiling. Combined with smart 429 routing (the proxy flips to a healthy alternate on throttle instead of waiting Retry-After). Selection strategy is controlled by powerClaude.proxy.parallelMode.
`powerClaude.proxy.parallelMode` string Â· default: least-utilized	Account selection strategy when powerClaude.proxy.parallelAccounts (Power Mode) is ON. 'least-utilized' (default, also shown as 'Balanced') sends each request to the account with the lowest 5h utilization + in-flight count — this equalizes how full every account's 5h window is, NOT the number of requests each receives. A smaller-tier account fills its window faster, so it correctly gets fewer requests; unequal counts across a mixed-tier pool are by design. 'round-robin' cycles through the pool in strict order, giving every account a strictly equal request count — best only when all accounts share the same plan tier. Allowed values (2) `round-robin` — Round-robin — cycle through every account in strict turn order. Gives every account a strictly EQUAL request count. Best only when every account is on the same plan tier; with mixed tiers it can push a smaller account into 429s while larger accounts sit underused. `least-utilized` — Least-utilized (default, 'Balanced') — each request goes to the account with the lowest 5h utilization + in-flight count. Equalizes how FULL each account's 5h window is, NOT request count: a smaller-tier (e.g. Pro) account fills its window faster per request, so it correctly receives fewer requests. Unequal request counts across a mixed-tier pool are expected and by design. Adapts to each account's real capacity — highest sustained pool throughput.
`powerClaude.proxy.parallelPool` array Â· default: [ ]	Explicit list of account profile names to include in the parallel pool. Empty array (default) = all healthy accounts are eligible. Use this to scope Power Mode to a subset of accounts (e.g. exclude a backup account). Example: ["work-main", "work-backup"].