What is token-meter?
token-meter is a Claude Code mod by an80sPWNstar that this session's token use, Claude vs local LLMs: status line, live spinner count, and a /tokens pane with a Pac-Man context-window maze. Plus a Haiku-first subagent guard. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | an80sPWNstar |
| Repository | an80sPWNstar/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #2,599 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #306 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Spinner, Pane |
Is token-meter safe to install?
token-meter scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.session.id | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install token-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/an80sPWNstar/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/token-meter
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add an80sPWNstar/claude-mods && claude plugin install token-meter@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs token-meter for you:
Install the "token-meter" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/an80sPWNstar/claude-mods/tree/main/token-meter. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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