What is glyph-hud?
glyph-hud is a Claude Code mod by MridulNegi2005 that dot-matrix HUD for Claude Code: chat tokens by model, 5-hour limit use, cache timer and code stats. Local only, no model calls. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | MridulNegi2005 |
| Repository | MridulNegi2005/glyph-hud |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #4,042 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #771 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, Edit calls, Write calls, classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is glyph-hud safe to install?
glyph-hud scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 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 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install glyph-hud?
- 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/MridulNegi2005/glyph-hud claude plugin validate ./glyph-hud/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add MridulNegi2005/glyph-hud && claude plugin install glyph-hud@glyph-hud
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs glyph-hud for you:
Install the "glyph-hud" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/MridulNegi2005/glyph-hud. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.