What is status-band?
status-band is a Claude Code mod by davidbalzan that status band above the Claude Code prompt: prompt-cache countdown, today's cost and plan limits, open PRs, queued Actions runs and the coord-bus seat. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | davidbalzan |
| Repository | davidbalzan/status-band |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,740 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #292 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, classic hooks, every prompt, mcp__agent-coord__join calls, mcp__agent-coord__unregister calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is status-band safe to install?
status-band scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.mcp.call | calls MCP servers |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.repo | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.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/davidbalzan/status-band claude plugin validate ./status-band/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add davidbalzan/status-band && claude plugin install status-band@status-band
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/davidbalzan/status-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.