What is context-bar?
context-bar is a Claude Code mod by ShadowDog007 that a coloured bar above the prompt showing what fills the context window, by category, and how much the last turn and its steps added. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ShadowDog007 |
| Repository | ShadowDog007/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #4,576 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #425 in Context & memory |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is context-bar safe to install?
context-bar scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install context-bar?
- 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/ShadowDog007/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/context-bar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ShadowDog007/claude-mods && claude plugin install context-bar@shadow-claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-bar for you:
Install the "context-bar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ShadowDog007/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/context-bar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from ShadowDog007/claude-mods
This repository has 2 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- idle-compact: Runs /compact while the session sits idle waiting on background work, right before the prompt cache expires. (Review before installing)