What is cache-status?
cache-status is a Claude Code mod by alfredwesterveld that prompt cache warm/cold countdown in the status line (estimated from response usage). It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | alfredwesterveld |
| Repository | alfredwesterveld/claude-cache-status |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #2,560 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #429 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is cache-status safe to install?
cache-status scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install cache-status?
- 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/alfredwesterveld/claude-cache-status claude plugin validate ./claude-cache-status/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/alfredwesterveld/claude-cache-status && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-cache-status/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cache-status for you:
Install the "cache-status" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/alfredwesterveld/claude-cache-status. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.