Claude Code mod

cache-bell

Cache & context manager for Claude Code. Once the context passes a size you choose, Claude compacts after a finished piece of work, and you get time to cancel. While you're away, the plugin keeps the prompt cache warm or compacts before it expires.

5 starsContext & usage mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add hollerbell/cache-bell
/plugin install cache-bell@cache-bell

Mods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.

What it can access

Reach
Unknown
Sees
mcp__cache-bell__compact calls, every tool call, Bash calls, PowerShell calls, every prompt, compaction, classic hooks
Draws in
ToolUseAbovePrompt
Hooks
session.startsession.attachsession.detachsession.endcommand.runtool.callprompt.editprompt.submitsession.appendconfig.setturn.startturn.stepturn.completesession.compactclassic.SessionStartclassic.PostModelSwitchui.render

From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.

How Claude Code mods work

  • A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
  • It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
  • Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
  • Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
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Details

Repository
hollerbell/cache-bell
Folder
.
Marketplace
cache-bell
Author
FEO digital agency s.r.o.
Type
Context & usage mods
License
MIT
Last updated
27 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is cache-bell?

Cache & context manager for Claude Code. Once the context passes a size you choose, Claude compacts after a finished piece of work, and you get time to cancel. While you're away, the plugin keeps the prompt cache warm or compacts before it expires. It is a mod for Claude Code, from hollerbell/cache-bell on GitHub.

What can the cache-bell mod access?

Its reach could not be worked out from its code. It sees mcp__cache-bell__compact calls, every tool call, Bash calls, PowerShell calls, every prompt, compaction, classic hooks. It draws in ToolUse, AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install cache-bell?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add hollerbell/cache-bell and then /plugin install cache-bell@cache-bell.

Is cache-bell popular?

hollerbell/cache-bell has 5 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 27 October 2026.

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