What is burn-guard?
burn-guard is a Claude Code mod by ozlar34 that guards the 5h usage window: caps expensive-tier spawns per turn, keeps Fable spawns manual-only, draws a colour-coded usage gauge above the prompt (5h bar, reset time, turn burn, cache. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ozlar34 |
| Repository | ozlar34/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,231 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #441 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | Agent calls, Write calls, every prompt, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is burn-guard safe to install?
burn-guard scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install burn-guard?
- 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/ozlar34/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/burn-guard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/ozlar34/claude-code-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-mods/burn-guard
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs burn-guard for you:
Install the "burn-guard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ozlar34/claude-code-mods/tree/main/burn-guard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from ozlar34/claude-code-mods
This repository has 3 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- needs-you: CC Alerts: pings you (macOS banner + sound) when a session finishes a long turn or sits blocked on a dialog, only as lou (Review before installing)
- outward-gate: Confirm dialog before outward-facing sends and out-of-vault deletes; off switch for unattended runs; always-on audit log (Review before installing)