What is vitals?
vitals is a Claude Code mod by naicud that a light, framed live dashboard above the prompt, in the terminal and in the desktop app: model and effort, context and account-wide plan-limit meters (5-hour, weekly, per model, usage. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 5 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | naicud |
| Repository | naicud/cc-vitals |
| Popularity | 5 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #710 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #135 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | Agent calls, Bash calls, TaskStop calls, classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is vitals safe to install?
vitals scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| 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 |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.authorize | reads the transcript |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.turns | |
$.session.usage | |
$.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 vitals?
- 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/naicud/cc-vitals claude plugin validate ./cc-vitals/plugins/vitals
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add naicud/cc-vitals && claude plugin install vitals@naicud
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs vitals for you:
Install the "vitals" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/naicud/cc-vitals/tree/main/plugins/vitals. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.