What is context-view?
context-view is a Claude Code mod by kongyo2 that the context window as one row above the prompt, drawn the way Claude Code draws its own meters: the context's cells, the percentage used, the tokens over the window, and the tokens left. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | kongyo2 |
| Repository | kongyo2/context-view |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #1,916 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #332 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is context-view safe to install?
context-view scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 6 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install context-view?
- 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/kongyo2/context-view claude plugin validate ./context-view/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add kongyo2/context-view && claude plugin install context-view@context-view
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-view for you:
Install the "context-view" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/kongyo2/context-view. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.