Claude Code mod
cache-watch
Shows how long the prompt cache stays warm and suggests compacting a large context at the right moment
Install
git clone https://github.com/MichaelP17/claude-mods.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/cache-watchThe repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, reads files, reads mod state, draws, other: $.hub.set
- Sees
- the system prompt, Bash calls, every prompt, compaction
- Draws in
SessionModeAbovePrompt- Hooks
session.startprompt.contextturn.stepturn.starttool.callturn.completeprompt.submitsession.compactsession.endui.pressui.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.
Details
- Repository
- MichaelP17/claude-mods
- Folder
cache-watch- Author
- Michael Prömpler
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 16 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is cache-watch?
Shows how long the prompt cache stays warm and suggests compacting a large context at the right moment It is a mod for Claude Code, from MichaelP17/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the cache-watch mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, reads files, reads mod state, draws, other: $.hub.set). It sees the system prompt, Bash calls, every prompt, compaction. It draws in SessionMode, AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install cache-watch?
Clone MichaelP17/claude-mods and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (cache-watch).
Is cache-watch popular?
MichaelP17/claude-mods has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 16 October 2026.
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