What is context-bars?
context-bars is a Claude Code mod by nalpari that pane that draws the session's context window as a bar chart, one bar per category. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | nalpari |
| Repository | nalpari/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #4,071 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #381 in Context & memory |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is context-bars safe to install?
context-bars 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 |
|---|---|
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install context-bars?
- 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/nalpari/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/context-bars
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add nalpari/claude-mods && claude plugin install context-bars@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-bars for you:
Install the "context-bars" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/nalpari/claude-mods/tree/main/context-bars. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from nalpari/claude-mods
This repository has 4 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- task-progress: Band above the prompt that shows the progress of Claude's task list as a bar (Low risk)
- token-weather: A live forecast of the context window, drawn above the prompt: a weather icon, the fill percentage, and a chart of the l (Low risk)
- y-change: Pane that shows each code change Claude makes as a diff with a beginner-friendly explanation of why (Low risk)