Claude Code mod

cache-guard

Keeps the prompt cache warm while idle and holds the first prompt after the cache went cold, with its cost.

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

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add escapeboy/claude-code-kit
/plugin install cache-guard@ai-prompts-mods

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

What it can access

Reach
L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, draws
Sees
every prompt
Hooks
session.startturn.startturn.stepturn.completeprompt.submitcommand.run

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.
Claude Code docs

Details

Repository
escapeboy/claude-code-kit
Folder
17-mods/marketplace/mods/cache-guard
Marketplace
ai-prompts-mods
Author
escapeboy
Type
Context & usage mods
License
MIT
Last updated
9 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is cache-guard?

Keeps the prompt cache warm while idle and holds the first prompt after the cache went cold, with its cost. It is a mod for Claude Code, from escapeboy/claude-code-kit on GitHub.

What can the cache-guard mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, draws). It sees every prompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install cache-guard?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add escapeboy/claude-code-kit and then /plugin install cache-guard@ai-prompts-mods.

Is cache-guard popular?

escapeboy/claude-code-kit has 97 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 9 October 2026.

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