What is cache-panel?
cache-panel is a Claude Code mod by danyuchn that passive 50-minute prompt-cache reminder with a keyboard/mouse panel: keep warm, ping once, or compact, with live cost estimates. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 6 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | danyuchn |
| Repository | danyuchn/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 6 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #641 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #119 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is cache-panel safe to install?
cache-panel scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 5 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install cache-panel?
- 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/danyuchn/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/cache-panel
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add danyuchn/claude-mods && claude plugin install cache-panel@dustin-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cache-panel for you:
Install the "cache-panel" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/danyuchn/claude-mods/tree/main/cache-panel. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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