What is quota-guard?
quota-guard is a Claude Code mod by catsmonster that compacts before the 5-hour/weekly usage limit is hit, pauses until it resets, then resumes the task automatically. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | catsmonster |
| Repository | catsmonster/claude-quota-guard |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,833 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #326 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is quota-guard safe to install?
quota-guard scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| 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 | |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.turn.abort | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install quota-guard?
- 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/catsmonster/claude-quota-guard claude plugin validate ./claude-quota-guard/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/catsmonster/claude-quota-guard && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-quota-guard/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs quota-guard for you:
Install the "quota-guard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/catsmonster/claude-quota-guard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.