What is budget-governor?
budget-governor is a Claude Code mod by ccdwyer that enforces session and daily spend caps: a live gauge above the prompt, a wrap-up nudge at 80%, and new prompts refused at the cap. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ccdwyer |
| Repository | ccdwyer/budget-governor |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #2,845 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #493 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is budget-governor safe to install?
budget-governor scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 7 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.turn.abort | drives Claude |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install budget-governor?
- 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/ccdwyer/budget-governor claude plugin validate ./budget-governor/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/ccdwyer/budget-governor && claude --plugin-dir ./budget-governor/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs budget-governor for you:
Install the "budget-governor" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ccdwyer/budget-governor. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.