What is usage-limits?
usage-limits is a Claude Code mod by AbhiramDwivedi that keeps the 5-hour and weekly limit windows, their burn rate, a run-out projection, context fill, session cost and prompt-cache drops in a dim line above the prompt. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | AbhiramDwivedi |
| Repository | AbhiramDwivedi/claude-ops |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #1,069 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #188 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is usage-limits safe to install?
usage-limits 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 | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install usage-limits?
- 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/AbhiramDwivedi/claude-ops claude plugin validate ./claude-ops/plugins/usage-limits
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add AbhiramDwivedi/claude-ops && claude plugin install usage-limits@claude-ops
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-limits for you:
Install the "usage-limits" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/AbhiramDwivedi/claude-ops/tree/main/plugins/usage-limits. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from AbhiramDwivedi/claude-ops
This repository has 5 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- foundry: Runs several crews of agents in parallel from the main session: each crew's lead delegates to your project's agents in i (Review before installing)
- session-models: Shows the main model and its effort, the live agents by model and effort, named agent crews, and the working directory, (Low risk)
- subagent-limits: Keeps subagents small: tells the main agent how to size and split work, asks a growing subagent to checkpoint, and refus (Low risk)
- worktrees: Gives every agent that can edit a git worktree of its own, runs a project's setup script with its own port range, kills (Review before installing)