What is context-git-band?
context-git-band is a Claude Code mod by mlabo-org that claude Code mod: one line above the prompt with the context window fill (weather, with a compact button beside it), the subscription quota left (5-hour and weekly gauges) and the git state. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mlabo-org |
| Repository | mlabo-org/context-git-band |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #4,011 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #763 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is context-git-band safe to install?
context-git-band scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.authorize | reads the transcript |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install context-git-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/mlabo-org/context-git-band claude plugin validate ./context-git-band/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/mlabo-org/context-git-band && claude --plugin-dir ./context-git-band/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-git-band for you:
Install the "context-git-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mlabo-org/context-git-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.