What is usage-footer?
usage-footer is a Claude Code mod by BuzzScud that one row in the footer: the context and your usage limits (5-hour, week, a model's own week) as mini bars that shrink together as the window narrows, all four kept down to a 120-column. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | BuzzScud |
| Repository | BuzzScud/my-Claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #2,809 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #489 in Cost & usage |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | SessionMode, PromptHint |
Is usage-footer safe to install?
usage-footer scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 7 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 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 | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install usage-footer?
- 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/BuzzScud/my-Claude-mods claude plugin validate ./my-Claude-mods/usage-footer
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/BuzzScud/my-Claude-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./my-Claude-mods/usage-footer
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-footer for you:
Install the "usage-footer" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/BuzzScud/my-Claude-mods/tree/main/usage-footer. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.