What is status-band?
status-band is a Claude Code mod by SohamShirsat that claude Cockpit: a dashboard above the prompt with context %, cache countdown, 5-hour and weekly limits, one-click Handoff to a fresh chat, and a tokenless bug-fixing crab game while Claude. It is listed under Games and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | SohamShirsat |
| Repository | SohamShirsat/claude-status-band |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Games |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #4,658 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #92 in Games |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is status-band safe to install?
status-band scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.turns | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | 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/SohamShirsat/claude-status-band claude plugin validate ./claude-status-band/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add SohamShirsat/claude-status-band && claude plugin install status-band@claude-cockpit
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/SohamShirsat/claude-status-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.