What is usage-bars?
usage-bars is a Claude Code mod by a-bine that context, 5h and 7d usage bars above the prompt, colored by fill and refreshed from the account's live usage, plus folder, model, effort and thinking. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | a-bine |
| Repository | a-bine/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #2,463 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #417 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is usage-bars safe to install?
usage-bars 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 |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.authorize | reads the transcript |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install usage-bars?
- 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/a-bine/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/usage-bars
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add a-bine/claude-mods && claude plugin install usage-bars@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-bars for you:
Install the "usage-bars" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/a-bine/claude-mods/tree/main/usage-bars. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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