What is usage-band?
usage-band is a Claude Code mod by iluolSNS that pills above the prompt: 5h/7d rate limits, session tokens, live tokens/sec, cost and context window, with window stats cards (API value, pace, tokens left per model). /usage-band switches. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | iluolSNS |
| Repository | iluolSNS/claude-code-usage-band |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #3,424 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #634 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-03 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is usage-band safe to install?
usage-band 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 | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.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 |
$.ui.status | 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/iluolSNS/claude-code-usage-band claude plugin validate ./claude-code-usage-band/plugins/usage-band
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add iluolSNS/claude-code-usage-band && claude plugin install usage-band@cyan-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/iluolSNS/claude-code-usage-band/tree/main/plugins/usage-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.