What is am-context-bar?
am-context-bar is a Claude Code mod by romnycristopher that a context card above the prompt with a collapsed and an expanded view: zone-coloured token count (dumb zone from 50%), context bar with the dumb zone and auto-compact marked, breakdown by. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | romnycristopher |
| Repository | romnycristopher/claude-am-mods |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #962 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #173 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is am-context-bar safe to install?
am-context-bar scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config. It passed 6 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install am-context-bar?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/romnycristopher/claude-am-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-am-mods/mods/am-context-bar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add romnycristopher/claude-am-mods && claude plugin install am-context-bar@claude-am-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs am-context-bar for you:
Install the "am-context-bar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/romnycristopher/claude-am-mods/tree/main/mods/am-context-bar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.