What is power-bottom?
power-bottom is a Claude Code mod by brianSchanbacher that a cross-platform Claude Code status line inspired by Trail of Bits' statusline script: model, folder, branch, context bar, cost, time, cache hits, live agents. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | brianSchanbacher |
| Repository | brianSchanbacher/power-bottom |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #2,777 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #484 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | PromptHint |
Is power-bottom safe to install?
power-bottom scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 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 |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install power-bottom?
- 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/brianSchanbacher/power-bottom claude plugin validate ./power-bottom/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add brianSchanbacher/power-bottom && claude plugin install power-bottom@power-bottom
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs power-bottom for you:
Install the "power-bottom" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/brianSchanbacher/power-bottom. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.