What is pixelbar?
pixelbar is a Claude Code mod by elkinaguas that status bar++: an animated pixel-art band above the prompt with model, context, rate limits, cost and git. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | elkinaguas |
| Repository | elkinaguas/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #3,147 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #567 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is pixelbar safe to install?
pixelbar scores 60/100 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 4 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install pixelbar?
- 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/elkinaguas/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/pixelbar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add elkinaguas/claude-mods && claude plugin install pixelbar@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs pixelbar for you:
Install the "pixelbar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/elkinaguas/claude-mods/tree/main/pixelbar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from elkinaguas/claude-mods
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- todo: A TODO.md task board (Todo / Doing / Done) with a side panel: quick capture, Claude enrichment with IDs, and done logs (Low risk)