Claude Code mod

cache-tax

A Claude Code mod that keeps the one-hour prompt cache warm during breaks and holds a cold send, after a break or a model change, on a card with its estimated rewrite cost. Warming uses model requests and costs tokens. Requires Claude Code 2.1.287+.

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

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add partalemre/MODZ
/plugin install cache-tax@modz

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, writes the prompt box, reads env vars, reads settings, persists state, draws
Sees
classic hooks, every prompt, compaction
Draws in
AbovePrompt
Hooks
config.setui.rendersession.startclassic.SessionStartcommand.runprompt.submitturn.stepturn.completesession.compact

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
partalemre/MODZ
Folder
mods/cache-tax
Marketplace
modz
Author
Karan Bansal
Type
Context & usage mods
License
MIT
Last updated
29 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is cache-tax?

A Claude Code mod that keeps the one-hour prompt cache warm during breaks and holds a cold send, after a break or a model change, on a card with its estimated rewrite cost. Warming uses model requests and costs tokens. Requires Claude Code 2.1.287+. It is a mod for Claude Code, from partalemre/MODZ on GitHub.

What can the cache-tax mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, writes the prompt box, reads env vars, reads settings, persists state, draws). It sees classic hooks, every prompt, compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install cache-tax?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add partalemre/MODZ and then /plugin install cache-tax@modz.

Is cache-tax popular?

partalemre/MODZ has 5 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 29 October 2026.

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