What is session-band?
session-band is a Claude Code mod by leonqi-io that a status row above the prompt (context, cache, usage limits, generated tokens) with a handoff-file action and guided compact. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | leonqi-io |
| Repository | leonqi-io/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #3,794 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #713 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | Edit calls, Write calls, classic hooks, compaction |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is session-band safe to install?
session-band scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install session-band?
- 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/leonqi-io/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/session-band
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/leonqi-io/claude-code-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-mods/session-band
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs session-band for you:
Install the "session-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/leonqi-io/claude-code-mods/tree/main/session-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.