What is usage-meter?
usage-meter is a Claude Code mod by shaheershoaib that an always-visible usage meter above the prompt with live 5-hour, weekly and usage-credit bars that climb smoothly as usage rises, and a Request more usage button that sends a usage-credit. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | shaheershoaib |
| Repository | shaheershoaib/usage-meter |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #4,579 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #888 in Cost & usage |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is usage-meter safe to install?
usage-meter scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends data over the network. It passed 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.authorize | reads the transcript |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | 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/shaheershoaib/usage-meter claude plugin validate ./usage-meter/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add shaheershoaib/usage-meter && claude plugin install usage-meter@usage-meter
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/shaheershoaib/usage-meter. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.