Claude Code mod

read-budget

Stops Claude from re-reading the same large, unchanged file in full again and again in one session: past a limit it is pointed to Grep or a ranged Read instead.

Context & usage mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add pradyb/claude-mods
/plugin install read-budget@pradyb-mods

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

What it can access

Reach: L1Reads: reads files
Sees: Read calls, compaction
Hooks: tool.callsession.compactsession.end

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: pradyb/claude-mods
Folder: read-budget
Marketplace: pradyb-mods
Author: Pradeep Kumar Balakrishnan
Type: Context & usage mods
License: MIT
Last updated: 24 October 2026
Listed in: awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is read-budget?

Stops Claude from re-reading the same large, unchanged file in full again and again in one session: past a limit it is pointed to Grep or a ranged Read instead. It is a mod for Claude Code, from pradyb/claude-mods on GitHub.

What can the read-budget mod access?

Its widest reach is "reads" (reads files). It sees Read calls, compaction. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install read-budget?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add pradyb/claude-mods and then /plugin install read-budget@pradyb-mods.

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