Claude Code mod
context-gauge
Context-window gauge: a fill bar in the readout, toasts as it fills, a /ctx breakdown pane with Compact now, and optional auto-compaction between turns.
Install
/plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks
/plugin install context-gauge@gobworksMods 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 mod state, draws
- Sees
- compaction
- Draws in
AbovePromptPromptHintSessionModePane- Hooks
session.startstate.setui.rendersession.measureturn.startturn.completesession.compactsession.endcommand.run
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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
- mako-code/gobworks
- Folder
mods/telemetry/context-gauge- Marketplace
gobworks- Author
- mako-code
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 4 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is context-gauge?
Context-window gauge: a fill bar in the readout, toasts as it fills, a /ctx breakdown pane with Compact now, and optional auto-compaction between turns. It is a mod for Claude Code, from mako-code/gobworks on GitHub.
What can the context-gauge mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws). It sees compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt, PromptHint, SessionMode, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install context-gauge?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks and then /plugin install context-gauge@gobworks.
Is context-gauge popular?
mako-code/gobworks has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 4 October 2026.
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