What is usage-meter?
usage-meter is a Claude Code mod by Pimzino that shows your plan limits (5-hour and weekly), context window usage and session cost at API prices in a band above the prompt, with pace warnings, a details pane and cost history. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Pimzino |
| Repository | Pimzino/pimzinos-cool-cc-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,285 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #819 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is usage-meter safe to install?
usage-meter scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.session.version | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install usage-meter?
- 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/Pimzino/pimzinos-cool-cc-mods claude plugin validate ./pimzinos-cool-cc-mods/usage-meter
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Pimzino/pimzinos-cool-cc-mods && claude plugin install usage-meter@pimzinos-cool-cc-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-meter for you:
Install the "usage-meter" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Pimzino/pimzinos-cool-cc-mods/tree/main/usage-meter. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.