What is user-hud?
user-hud is a Claude Code mod by hyperbola-bear that a control panel tucked into the corner above the Claude Code prompt, in five modules you turn on or off: where your tokens go (files, chat, MCP, shell, skills and plugins, subagents and. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | hyperbola-bear |
| Repository | hyperbola-bear/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #3,391 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #624 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 15 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is user-hud safe to install?
user-hud scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 3 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 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install user-hud?
- 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/hyperbola-bear/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/user-hud
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add hyperbola-bear/claude-mods && claude plugin install user-hud@polar-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs user-hud for you:
Install the "user-hud" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/hyperbola-bear/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/user-hud. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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