What is status-band?
status-band is a Claude Code mod by MichaelP17 that shows context fill and usage limits in the footer under the prompt in the desktop app, where no status line exists. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | MichaelP17 |
| Repository | MichaelP17/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #1,353 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #246 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | SessionMode |
Is status-band safe to install?
status-band scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.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/MichaelP17/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/status-band
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/MichaelP17/claude-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/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/MichaelP17/claude-mods/tree/main/status-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from MichaelP17/claude-mods
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- cache-watch: Shows how long the prompt cache stays warm and suggests compacting a large context at the right moment (Low risk)
- compact-shaper: Summarizes compactions as a handoff, and cuts re-readable tool output instead on /compact prune (Low risk)
- concurrency-guard: Caps parallel subagents and monitors; more need a stated reason and the user's approval (Low risk)
- config-snapshots: Snapshot and roll back the Claude Code configuration through claude-config (Review before installing)
- grill-panel: Answers Claude's numbered question rounds one by one in a panel, keeps confirmed answers across restarts, and sends them (Low risk)
- idea-shell: Captures ideas per folder with /idea while Claude keeps working, and hands them to Claude later (Review before installing)
- machine-guard: Puts every command that changes the machine in front of the user before it runs (Low risk)
- mod-hub: One toolbox button in the desktop footer that shows what every mod reports and opens their panes, also while Claude is w (Low risk)