What is context-meter?
context-meter is a Claude Code mod by sp1e that context-window meter for every running Claude Code session, with Compact now, auto-compact and options. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | sp1e |
| Repository | sp1e/context-meter |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #4,687 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #434 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | compaction |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is context-meter safe to install?
context-meter scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install context-meter?
- 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/sp1e/context-meter claude plugin validate ./context-meter/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/sp1e/context-meter && claude --plugin-dir ./context-meter/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-meter for you:
Install the "context-meter" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/sp1e/context-meter. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.