Claude Code mod

effort-cycle

Change Claude Code's effort level per agent: Ctrl+↑ and Ctrl+↓ step the main thread or the subagent in view, shown as a colored meter in the footer (‹ › to click on hover) and in the tasks list's subagent rows

5 starsContext & usage modsValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/Anerco/claude-code-effort-cycle.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-effort-cycle/.

The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.

What it can access

Reach
L2Writes or runs: runs processes, writes files, sets env vars, reads env vars, reads settings, reads mod state, draws
Sees
subagent spawns
Draws in
SessionModeAbovePromptToolUse
Hooks
session.startturn.stepagent.spawncommand.runui.renderui.messageui.fault

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
Anerco/claude-code-effort-cycle
Folder
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Author
Aner Cohen
Type
Context & usage mods
License
MIT
Last updated
6 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is effort-cycle?

Change Claude Code's effort level per agent: Ctrl+↑ and Ctrl+↓ step the main thread or the subagent in view, shown as a colored meter in the footer (‹ › to click on hover) and in the tasks list's subagent rows It is a mod for Claude Code, from Anerco/claude-code-effort-cycle on GitHub.

What can the effort-cycle mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, writes files, sets env vars, reads env vars, reads settings, reads mod state, draws). It sees subagent spawns. It draws in SessionMode, AbovePrompt, ToolUse. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install effort-cycle?

Clone Anerco/claude-code-effort-cycle and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).

Is effort-cycle popular?

Anerco/claude-code-effort-cycle has 5 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 6 October 2026.

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