What is status-band?
status-band is a Claude Code mod by carlvellotti that a line above the prompt that says, in plain English, what Claude is doing right now and for how long. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | carlvellotti |
| Repository | carlvellotti/mods-starter |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,829 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,174 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-03 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is status-band safe to install?
status-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 |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install status-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/carlvellotti/mods-starter claude plugin validate ./mods-starter/mods/status-band
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add carlvellotti/mods-starter && claude plugin install status-band@mods-starter
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs status-band for you:
Install the "status-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/carlvellotti/mods-starter/tree/main/mods/status-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- guard: Pauses risky shell commands (rm -rf, force push, DROP TABLE) and asks you Proceed or Cancel first (Low risk)
- panel-with-buttons: A /edits command that opens a pane listing the files Claude changed this session, with Clear and Close buttons (Low risk)
- slash-command: A /plain-recap command that summarizes the session so far in plain English for a non-engineer (Low risk)