What is usage-guard?
usage-guard is a Claude Code mod by Liberty-Technical-Solutions that keeps rate-limit usage in the status line, warns before agent fan-out near a limit, and blocks it at the edge. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Liberty-Technical-Solutions |
| Repository | Liberty-Technical-Solutions/claude-workflow-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #3,810 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #404 in Security |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | subagent spawns |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is usage-guard safe to install?
usage-guard scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install usage-guard?
- 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/Liberty-Technical-Solutions/claude-workflow-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-workflow-mods/plugins/usage-guard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Liberty-Technical-Solutions/claude-workflow-mods && claude plugin install usage-guard@workflow-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-guard for you:
Install the "usage-guard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Liberty-Technical-Solutions/claude-workflow-mods/tree/main/plugins/usage-guard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from Liberty-Technical-Solutions/claude-workflow-mods
This repository has 6 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- all-mods: All 4 workflow mods in one install: status-strip, next-steps, ship-it, usage-guard. (High risk)
- mod-installer: Type /mods to preview the workflow mods, tick the ones you want and install them. (High risk)
- next-steps: Whenever nothing is running (session start, after a reply, after a stopped reply), shows a checkbox panel of next-step o (Review before installing)
- ship-it: Expands a bare 'deploy it' / 'ship it' / 'merge it' into the full commit-PR-merge-deploy-verify checklist. (Low risk)
- status-strip: One quiet strip above the prompt: repo, docs, deploy, context and cache, each with its own button. Includes Compress wit (High risk)