What is token-usage-panel?
token-usage-panel is a Claude Code mod by BrainRev that shows a token usage panel (session cost, 5-hour and weekly limits, Claude status) and a color bar of the /context breakdown above the prompt. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | BrainRev |
| Repository | BrainRev/claude-session-panels |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #2,771 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #482 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is token-usage-panel safe to install?
token-usage-panel scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; reads environment variables. 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| 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 | |
$.clock.now | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install token-usage-panel?
- 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/BrainRev/claude-session-panels claude plugin validate ./claude-session-panels/token-usage-panel
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add BrainRev/claude-session-panels && claude plugin install token-usage-panel@claude-session-panels
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs token-usage-panel for you:
Install the "token-usage-panel" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/BrainRev/claude-session-panels/tree/main/token-usage-panel. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from BrainRev/claude-session-panels
This repository has 2 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- session-switcher: Lists your open Claude Code sessions in a side pane; click one to jump to its Ghostty tab (macOS) (Review before installing)