What is status-pills?
status-pills is a Claude Code mod by carreirodev that a band of pills by the prompt, under it in the terminal and above it on the desktop: model and effort, context, the 5-hour and 7-day limits with their resets, project and branch. It is listed under Context & memory and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | carreirodev |
| Repository | carreirodev/mod-status-pills |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,710 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #172 in Context & memory |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, PromptHint |
Is status-pills safe to install?
status-pills scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 |
| 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 | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install status-pills?
- 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/carreirodev/mod-status-pills claude plugin validate ./mod-status-pills/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add carreirodev/mod-status-pills && claude plugin install status-pills@status-pills
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs status-pills for you:
Install the "status-pills" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/carreirodev/mod-status-pills. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.