What is hud-band?
hud-band is a Claude Code mod by minsubb13 that claude-hud's session view drawn as a band above the prompt. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | minsubb13 |
| Repository | minsubb13/claude-hud-mod |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #4,000 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,657 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | Agent calls, TaskCreate calls, TaskUpdate calls, TodoWrite calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is hud-band safe to install?
hud-band 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.now | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install hud-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/minsubb13/claude-hud-mod claude plugin validate ./claude-hud-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/minsubb13/claude-hud-mod && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-hud-mod/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs hud-band for you:
Install the "hud-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/minsubb13/claude-hud-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.