What is usage-ring?
usage-ring is a Claude Code mod by Oualid0 that a band above the prompt for your limits, this chat's context, prompt cache and todos, and its token total and rate. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Oualid0 |
| Repository | Oualid0/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,021 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #360 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | TaskCreate calls, TaskList calls, TaskUpdate calls, TodoWrite calls, classic hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is usage-ring safe to install?
usage-ring scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.tool.list | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install usage-ring?
- 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/Oualid0/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/usage-ring
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Oualid0/claude-mods && claude plugin install usage-ring@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-ring for you:
Install the "usage-ring" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Oualid0/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/usage-ring. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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