Claude Code mod

status-band

Shows context fill and usage limits in the footer under the prompt in the desktop app, where no status line exists

2 starsContext & usage modsValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

From source

git clone https://github.com/MichaelP17/claude-mods.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/status-band

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

What it can access

Reach: L1Reads: reads mod state, draws
Sees: every tool call
Draws in: SessionMode
Hooks: session.startsession.attachtool.callturn.completeui.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: MichaelP17/claude-mods
Folder: status-band
Author: Michael Prömpler
Type: Context & usage mods
License: MIT
Last updated: 16 October 2026
Listed in: awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is status-band?

Shows context fill and usage limits in the footer under the prompt in the desktop app, where no status line exists It is a mod for Claude Code, from MichaelP17/claude-mods on GitHub.

What can the status-band mod access?

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

How do I install status-band?

Clone MichaelP17/claude-mods and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (status-band).

Is status-band popular?

MichaelP17/claude-mods has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 16 October 2026.

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