What is claude-usage?
claude-usage is a Claude Code mod by alecspopa that a band above the prompt with the cost, tokens and rate limits of your Claude usage. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | alecspopa |
| Repository | alecspopa/ClaudeUsageMod |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (37/100) |
| Rank | #2,542 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #426 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is claude-usage safe to install?
claude-usage scores 37/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; validator reported problems. 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 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 |
| Validator reported problems | Flag |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install claude-usage?
- 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/alecspopa/ClaudeUsageMod claude plugin validate ./ClaudeUsageMod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/alecspopa/ClaudeUsageMod && claude --plugin-dir ./ClaudeUsageMod/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs claude-usage for you:
Install the "claude-usage" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/alecspopa/ClaudeUsageMod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.