Claude Code mod
frugal
Cost-free mode for Claude Code. Helper subagents (Explore and friends) run on Haiku, and a summarize_free tool lets Claude hand big files and logs to a free Gemini model instead of reading them whole. /frugal on, off, status. Needs function hooks (early access).
Install
/plugin marketplace add saksham10arora-dotcom/claude-frugal
/plugin install frugal@nerfsaksham-frugalMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L3Network: network, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, persists state, draws
- Sees
- subagent spawns, mcp__frugal__summarize_free calls
- Draws in
AbovePrompt- Hooks
session.startcommand.runagent.spawntool.callui.render
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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
- saksham10arora-dotcom/claude-frugal
- Folder
.- Marketplace
nerfsaksham-frugal- Author
- Saksham Arora
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 4 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is frugal?
Cost-free mode for Claude Code. Helper subagents (Explore and friends) run on Haiku, and a summarize_free tool lets Claude hand big files and logs to a free Gemini model instead of reading them whole. /frugal on, off, status. Needs function hooks (early access). It is a mod for Claude Code, from saksham10arora-dotcom/claude-frugal on GitHub.
What can the frugal mod access?
Its widest reach is "network" (network, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, persists state, draws). It sees subagent spawns, mcp__frugal__summarize_free calls. It draws in AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install frugal?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add saksham10arora-dotcom/claude-frugal and then /plugin install frugal@nerfsaksham-frugal.
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