What is cache-keeper?
cache-keeper is a Claude Code mod by pauldandurand that one-line bar above the prompt with a live prompt-cache countdown, when your 5-hour usage resets, and Compact / Handoff buttons when the cache is about to expire. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | pauldandurand |
| Repository | pauldandurand/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,255 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #810 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is cache-keeper safe to install?
cache-keeper scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.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/pauldandurand/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/cache-keeper
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add pauldandurand/claude-mods && claude plugin install cache-keeper@claude-mods
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/pauldandurand/claude-mods/tree/main/cache-keeper. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.