blackbox-bill v0.3.0 adds pre-flight per-account quota headroom checks for AI coding tools

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A new release of the open-source tool blackbox-bill, version 0.3.0, lets developers check remaining quota per account before dispatching an AI coding task. Previously a post-mortem utility that explained confusing AI coding bills, it now also estimates whether a planned task fits within each account's declared limits. Users declare their quota caps in a JSON file, since billing exports do not include limits, and the tool subtracts observed usage from those caps. The tool requires only Python 3.9+ standard library, makes no network calls, and is released under the MIT license. Its accuracy depends entirely on the self-declared limits, so users must keep those figures up to date when plan caps change.

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