What is burnrate?
burnrate is a Claude Code mod by nemke82 that live quota and prompt-cache monitor for Claude Code: how fast your plan windows are filling and when they run out, plus your prompt-cache misses and an estimate of the tokens each one. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | nemke82 |
| Repository | nemke82/claude-code-burnrate |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #2,002 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #355 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is burnrate safe to install?
burnrate 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install burnrate?
- 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/nemke82/claude-code-burnrate claude plugin validate ./claude-code-burnrate/burnrate
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add nemke82/claude-code-burnrate && claude plugin install burnrate@burnrate
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs burnrate for you:
Install the "burnrate" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/nemke82/claude-code-burnrate/tree/main/burnrate. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.