What is spend-guard?
spend-guard is a Claude Code mod by Rategor that spend Guard: live session cost band, a warning toast, and a hard stop that holds your next prompt once the session hits a dollar cap. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Rategor |
| Repository | Rategor/claude-code-spend-guard |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #4,366 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #455 in Security |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is spend-guard safe to install?
spend-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 |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install spend-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/Rategor/claude-code-spend-guard claude plugin validate ./claude-code-spend-guard/spend-guard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/Rategor/claude-code-spend-guard && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-spend-guard/spend-guard
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs spend-guard for you:
Install the "spend-guard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Rategor/claude-code-spend-guard/tree/main/spend-guard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.