What is slick-bar?
slick-bar is a Claude Code mod by mustafa89 that one-line session bar above the prompt: model, effort, repo, branch, context gauge, prompt cache health, rate limits, cost. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mustafa89 |
| Repository | mustafa89/my-claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,990 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #353 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | PromptHint |
Is slick-bar safe to install?
slick-bar 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 |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install slick-bar?
- 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/mustafa89/my-claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./my-claude-code-mods/slick-bar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/mustafa89/my-claude-code-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./my-claude-code-mods/slick-bar
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs slick-bar for you:
Install the "slick-bar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mustafa89/my-claude-code-mods/tree/main/slick-bar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- tool-cards: Draws tool calls as boxed cards: header, highlighted command, output preview, timing footer (Low risk)
- week-calendar: /week: weekly calendar of Claude Code and Codex sessions, with commits, no-commit sessions, hours per project and a 3-li (Review before installing)