Claude Code mod
cache-ttl-compact
Shows a countdown to prompt-cache expiry in the status line and runs /compact while the cache is still warm, where Claude Code's idle compaction does not
Install
/plugin marketplace add buddypia/cache-ttl-compact
/plugin install cache-ttl-compact@cache-ttl-compactMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, reads env vars, reads settings, draws
- Sees
- compaction
- Hooks
turn.startturn.stepturn.completesession.compactsession.end
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.
Details
- Repository
- buddypia/cache-ttl-compact
- Folder
.- Marketplace
cache-ttl-compact- Author
- buddypia
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is cache-ttl-compact?
Shows a countdown to prompt-cache expiry in the status line and runs /compact while the cache is still warm, where Claude Code's idle compaction does not It is a mod for Claude Code, from buddypia/cache-ttl-compact on GitHub.
What can the cache-ttl-compact mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, reads env vars, reads settings, draws). It sees compaction. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install cache-ttl-compact?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add buddypia/cache-ttl-compact and then /plugin install cache-ttl-compact@cache-ttl-compact.
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