What is MacLoad?
MacLoad is a Claude Code mod by Heuwzen that shows your Mac's CPU and memory under the prompt, names the app behind a slowdown, and warns when the Mac is overloaded. It is listed under Context & memory and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Heuwzen |
| Repository | Heuwzen/claude-runway |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,176 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #123 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is MacLoad safe to install?
MacLoad scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install MacLoad?
- 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/Heuwzen/claude-runway claude plugin validate ./claude-runway/mac-load
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/Heuwzen/claude-runway && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-runway/mac-load
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs MacLoad for you:
Install the "MacLoad" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Heuwzen/claude-runway/tree/main/mac-load. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- CommitNudge: A quiet reminder in the status line and a toast when uncommitted work piles up in the chat's project (Low risk)
- Runway: Your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly limits and the chat’s context window as live meters above the prompt (Low risk)
- UsageBreakdown: Shows what uses up your Claude limits: tokens by model, by main chat versus agents, and by project, across every chat on (Low risk)