What is clawd-usage?
clawd-usage is a Claude Code mod by saxena-aman that your 5-hour and weekly Claude usage, as colored bars above the prompt, with Clawd acting out what Claude is doing. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | saxena-aman |
| Repository | saxena-aman/clawd-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,536 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #875 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is clawd-usage safe to install?
clawd-usage scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install clawd-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/saxena-aman/clawd-mods claude plugin validate ./clawd-mods/plugins/clawd-usage
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add saxena-aman/clawd-mods && claude plugin install clawd-usage@clawd-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs clawd-usage for you:
Install the "clawd-usage" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/saxena-aman/clawd-mods/tree/main/plugins/clawd-usage. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from saxena-aman/clawd-mods
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