What is usage-line?
usage-line is a Claude Code mod by soonavi that status line with the session's context fill and each usage window's use and reset countdown, with a toast before either runs out. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | soonavi |
| Repository | soonavi/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #4,678 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #914 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is usage-line safe to install?
usage-line 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-line?
- 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/soonavi/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/usage-line
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/soonavi/claude-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/usage-line
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-line for you:
Install the "usage-line" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/soonavi/claude-mods/tree/main/usage-line. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from soonavi/claude-mods
This repository has 5 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- limit-parking: At 95% of a usage window, has Claude stop at a safe point, commit, push and leave a resume note; after the reset, one ta (Review before installing)
- reply-line: Ends each reply with one status line: context fill, usage windows and their resets, each repo's unpushed work, and what (Review before installing)
- session-equalizer: A ten-band equalizer above the prompt that moves with the session's work: reading, finding, editing, writing, shell, tes (Low risk)
- unpushed-line: Status line with each repo's uncommitted files and unpushed commits, refreshed after edits, commands and every turn. (Low risk)