Claude Code mod

context-watch

Context fill, cost and rate limits in the status line; threshold toasts; compaction that keeps edited files; /ctx breakdown

Context & usage mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add narrowstacks/claude-code-mods
/plugin install context-watch@claude-code-mods

Mods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.

What it can access

Reach
L1Reads: reads mod state, draws
Sees
every tool call, compaction
Draws in
AbovePromptPane
Hooks
session.starttool.callturn.completesession.compactcommand.runui.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
narrowstacks/claude-code-mods
Folder
context-watch
Marketplace
claude-code-mods
Type
Context & usage mods
Last updated
9 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is context-watch?

Context fill, cost and rate limits in the status line; threshold toasts; compaction that keeps edited files; /ctx breakdown It is a mod for Claude Code, from narrowstacks/claude-code-mods on GitHub.

What can the context-watch mod access?

Its widest reach is "reads" (reads mod state, draws). It sees every tool call, compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install context-watch?

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

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