What is usage-band?
usage-band is a Claude Code mod by HydrowZer that bandeau au-dessus du prompt : modèle, projet, état git, coût, contexte, limites, boucles et tâches en cours, avec Pixel, une mascotte qui réagit, et un panneau de réglages en direct. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | HydrowZer |
| Repository | HydrowZer/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #3,384 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #622 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is usage-band safe to install?
usage-band scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 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 files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.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.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install usage-band?
- 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/HydrowZer/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/usage-band
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add HydrowZer/claude-mods && claude plugin install usage-band@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-band for you:
Install the "usage-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/HydrowZer/claude-mods/tree/main/usage-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.