What is litellm-key?
litellm-key is a Claude Code mod by juninmd that see your LiteLLM virtual key inside Claude Code: budget, spend, limits, expiry, models and recent usage. Admins can also create and edit keys, grant extra budget and read router fallbacks. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | juninmd |
| Repository | juninmd/cc-litellm |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #3,645 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #677 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is litellm-key safe to install?
litellm-key scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; reads environment variables. 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install litellm-key?
- 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/juninmd/cc-litellm claude plugin validate ./cc-litellm/plugins/litellm-key
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add juninmd/cc-litellm && claude plugin install litellm-key@cc-litellm
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs litellm-key for you:
Install the "litellm-key" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/juninmd/cc-litellm/tree/main/plugins/litellm-key. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.