What is cc-pulse?
cc-pulse is a Claude Code mod by Chinsin that animated usage meter above the prompt: context window, rate limits, cost, and a live prompt-cache expiry countdown. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Chinsin |
| Repository | Chinsin/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #2,898 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #502 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is cc-pulse safe to install?
cc-pulse 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install cc-pulse?
- 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/Chinsin/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/cc-pulse
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/Chinsin/claude-code-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-mods/cc-pulse
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cc-pulse for you:
Install the "cc-pulse" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Chinsin/claude-code-mods/tree/main/cc-pulse. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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