What is cache-keeper?
cache-keeper is a Claude Code mod by davidho27941 that keeps the prompt cache warm while a session idles: every 50 minutes (configurable) one tiny request over the conversation prefix, so the entry does not lapse after an hour. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | davidho27941 |
| Repository | davidho27941/cockpit |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,000 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #529 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is cache-keeper safe to install?
cache-keeper scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. 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 |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install cache-keeper?
- 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/davidho27941/cockpit claude plugin validate ./cockpit/plugins/cache-keeper
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add davidho27941/cockpit && claude plugin install cache-keeper@cockpit
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cache-keeper for you:
Install the "cache-keeper" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/davidho27941/cockpit/tree/master/plugins/cache-keeper. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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