What is context-band?
context-band is a Claude Code mod by JinhaoFang that a band above the prompt showing the session's context usage, plan quota or cost. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | JinhaoFang |
| Repository | JinhaoFang/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #3,575 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #660 in Cost & usage |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is context-band safe to install?
context-band scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install context-band?
- 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/JinhaoFang/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/mods/context-band
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add JinhaoFang/claude-mods && claude plugin install context-band@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-band for you:
Install the "context-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/JinhaoFang/claude-mods/tree/main/mods/context-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- agent-flow: The agent flow pane: /flow opens a live tree of the session's subagents and teammates beside the transcript, fed by engi (Low risk)
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- image-view: See the images you paste into Claude Code: thumbnails above the prompt instead of bare [Image #1] tags (Review before installing)
- redact: Rewrites sensitive data (emails, IPs, credentials, addresses) out of what enters the model context (Low risk)