What is ccbar?
ccbar is a Claude Code mod by emaballarin. ccbar — a quiet status band above the prompt, drawn natively by Claude Code's function hooks: the model and its effort, the repository (GitHub owner/name and branch, optionally as links;. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 4 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | emaballarin |
| Repository | emaballarin/ccplugins |
| Popularity | 4 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #730 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #138 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | classic hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is ccbar safe to install?
ccbar scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.repo | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install ccbar?
- 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/emaballarin/ccplugins claude plugin validate ./ccplugins/plugins/ccbar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add emaballarin/ccplugins && claude plugin install ccbar@ccplugins
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ccbar for you:
Install the "ccbar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/emaballarin/ccplugins/tree/main/plugins/ccbar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.