What is burn-baby-burn?
burn-baby-burn is a Claude Code mod by eel-brah that live session and weekly usage gauges under your prompt, fiery nags when your weekly limit is about to go unspent, and a friendly "slow down" when you burn through it too fast. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | eel-brah |
| Repository | eel-brah/burn-baby-burn |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #1,768 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #298 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | PromptHint |
Is burn-baby-burn safe to install?
burn-baby-burn scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| 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 | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install burn-baby-burn?
- 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/eel-brah/burn-baby-burn claude plugin validate ./burn-baby-burn/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add eel-brah/burn-baby-burn && claude plugin install burn-baby-burn@burn-baby-burn
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs burn-baby-burn for you:
Install the "burn-baby-burn" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/eel-brah/burn-baby-burn. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.