What is tokometer?
tokometer is a Claude Code mod by CharlesMod that a token speedometer beside the prompt: live tokens per second across this session, its subagents and every other local Claude Code session, scaled to your all-time peak. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | CharlesMod |
| Repository | CharlesMod/tokometer |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #2,893 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #499 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | compaction |
| Draws on | SessionMode |
Is tokometer safe to install?
tokometer scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install tokometer?
- 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/CharlesMod/tokometer claude plugin validate ./tokometer/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add CharlesMod/tokometer && claude plugin install tokometer@tokometer
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs tokometer for you:
Install the "tokometer" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/CharlesMod/tokometer. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.