What is limits?
limits is a Claude Code mod by VaitaR that claude Code mod: your 5h/7d quota, context window, prompt-cache time left and session cost on one line above the prompt, with per-subagent cost on hover. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | VaitaR |
| Repository | VaitaR/claude-code-limits |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,362 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #397 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is limits safe to install?
limits scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install limits?
- 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/VaitaR/claude-code-limits claude plugin validate ./claude-code-limits/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add VaitaR/claude-code-limits && claude plugin install limits@claude-code-limits
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs limits for you:
Install the "limits" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/VaitaR/claude-code-limits. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.