Claude Code mod

context-meter

A band above the prompt with what fills the context window, by category, a countdown to when the prompt cache expires, and a Compact button. Starts off: /context-meter on turns it on

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

Install

Inside Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add vumichien/claude-code-mods-kit
/plugin install context-meter@chien-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, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws
Sees: compaction
Draws in: AbovePrompt
Hooks: session.startcommand.runsession.measureturn.stepturn.completesession.compactui.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.

Claude Code docs

Details

Repository: vumichien/claude-code-mods-kit
Folder: plugins/context-meter
Marketplace: chien-mods
Author: Chien Vu Minh
Type: Context & usage mods
License: MIT
Last updated: 10 October 2026
Listed in: awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is context-meter?

A band above the prompt with what fills the context window, by category, a countdown to when the prompt cache expires, and a Compact button. Starts off: /context-meter on turns it on It is a mod for Claude Code, from vumichien/claude-code-mods-kit on GitHub.

What can the context-meter mod access?

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

How do I install context-meter?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add vumichien/claude-code-mods-kit and then /plugin install context-meter@chien-mods.

Is context-meter popular?

vumichien/claude-code-mods-kit has 3 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 10 October 2026.

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