What is usage-panel?
usage-panel is a Claude Code mod by andrewbakercloudscale that the usage panel in a sidebar inside Claude Code: this session, today, the last 30 days, projects, top sessions, the day's costliest turns with why each was dear, what pauses cost in cache. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | andrewbakercloudscale |
| Repository | andrewbakercloudscale/claude-code-cost-sidebar |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,477 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #267 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | compaction |
| Draws on | PromptHint, AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is usage-panel safe to install?
usage-panel scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install usage-panel?
- 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/andrewbakercloudscale/claude-code-cost-sidebar claude plugin validate ./claude-code-cost-sidebar/mods/usage-panel
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add andrewbakercloudscale/claude-code-cost-sidebar && claude plugin install usage-panel@ccusage-panel
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-panel for you:
Install the "usage-panel" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/andrewbakercloudscale/claude-code-cost-sidebar/tree/main/mods/usage-panel. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.