What is taxi-meter?
taxi-meter is a Claude Code mod by gxcsoccer that a taxi meter in the status line: the session's cost ticks up live as tokens burn. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | gxcsoccer |
| Repository | gxcsoccer/claude-taxi-meter |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,319 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #609 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | CommandOutput, Pane |
Is taxi-meter safe to install?
taxi-meter scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: writes files or config. It passed 7 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 files or config | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install taxi-meter?
- 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/gxcsoccer/claude-taxi-meter claude plugin validate ./claude-taxi-meter/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add gxcsoccer/claude-taxi-meter && claude plugin install taxi-meter@claude-taxi-meter
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs taxi-meter for you:
Install the "taxi-meter" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/gxcsoccer/claude-taxi-meter. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.