What is status-bar?
status-bar is a Claude Code mod by pradyb that a status bar above the prompt with folder, git branch and state, 5-hour and 7-day usage bars, context with tokens, prompt-cache countdown, cost, session time, turns and clock. Desktop app. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | pradyb |
| Repository | pradyb/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,326 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #828 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is status-bar safe to install?
status-bar scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 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 |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.turns | |
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install status-bar?
- 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/pradyb/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/status-bar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add pradyb/claude-mods && claude plugin install status-bar@pradyb-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs status-bar for you:
Install the "status-bar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/pradyb/claude-mods/tree/main/status-bar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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