What is cache-timer?
cache-timer is a Claude Code mod by amaezey that a cache countdown above the prompt with Auto compact or status check before it goes cold, Compact now and Handoff buttons, real step details in the step line, and /timer to hide or show it. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | amaezey |
| Repository | amaezey/cache-timer |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #2,589 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #436 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Spinner, AbovePrompt |
Is cache-timer safe to install?
cache-timer scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.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-timer?
- 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/amaezey/cache-timer claude plugin validate ./cache-timer/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/amaezey/cache-timer && claude --plugin-dir ./cache-timer/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cache-timer for you:
Install the "cache-timer" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/amaezey/cache-timer. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.