What is bar?
bar is a Claude Code mod by AltamimiYasser that a status bar above the prompt (context, plan limits, the running turn's time and tokens), and a frame around each final answer. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | AltamimiYasser |
| Repository | AltamimiYasser/claude-code-bar |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #2,575 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #432 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-03 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Spinner, AssistantMessage, Pane, SessionMode |
Is bar safe to install?
bar scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.turns | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install 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/AltamimiYasser/claude-code-bar claude plugin validate ./claude-code-bar/plugins/bar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add AltamimiYasser/claude-code-bar && claude plugin install bar@claude-code-bar
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs bar for you:
Install the "bar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/AltamimiYasser/claude-code-bar/tree/main/plugins/bar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.