usage-band Claude Code plugin shows usage above the prompt, plus an Opus 5.5 promo video
A Claude Code plugin called usage-band displays usage, context, cache and cost above the prompt, and the author made an intro video for it with Opus 5.5.
Introducing: usage-band 🎉 A Claude Code mod that puts your usage right above the prompt 🤖 Shows the model you’re on 📊 Context window bar: green, then amber, then red as it fills ⏳ 5-hour plan limit, reset time, and a ▲ warning if your pace would hit it first 🧊 Prompt cache timer and hit %, read from real API data 💰 Session cost at API prices ✂️ “Summarize & new” button: Haiku writes a hand-off summary, clears the session, and drops it in your prompt box How is it different from a traditional status line? 📝 A status line is a script that prints text. A mod runs inside Claude Code 🖱️ It has a clickable button, which a status line can’t do ⚡ The cache countdown ticks every second instead of only refreshing on updates 🔌 It reads usage, limits, and cost from the plugin hooks API, so there’s no hardcoded price table 🖥️ Works in the terminal and the desktop app’s Code tab Install: claude plugin marketplace add Rishit30G/usage-band claude plugin install usage-band@rishit-plugins Open source: https://github.com/Rishit30G/usage-band 🎬 Made a video about it, built with Claude Opus 5.5