What is usage-line?
usage-line is a Claude Code mod by tusharranjan-ai that one status line: model, context bar (🟢🟡🔴), cache hit rate, session cost, and 5h/7d limits with reset countdowns. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tusharranjan-ai |
| Repository | tusharranjan-ai/usage-line |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #4,899 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #974 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is usage-line safe to install?
usage-line 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.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.status | 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/tusharranjan-ai/usage-line claude plugin validate ./usage-line/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tusharranjan-ai/usage-line && claude plugin install usage-line@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/tusharranjan-ai/usage-line. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.