context-gauge

by Ben Newton · ★ 0 · updated 2 days ago

Context-window gauge with a pre-compaction warning, and a log of what was in flight at each compaction

install context-gauge

Install

/plugin marketplace add bennewton999/claude-code-mods

/plugin install context-gauge@bennewton-mods

Then run /reload-plugins or start a new session. Requires Claude Code 2.1.287+.

From an automated scan with claude plugin validate, not a security review. Mods run with your permissions; read the code before installing.

Events: session.startcommand.runsession.measureprompt.submittool.callturn.completesession.compactui.render
API calls: $.clock.now$.command.register$.session.compact$.session.id$.session.messages$.session.usage$.store.delete$.store.get$.store.keys$.store.set$.ui.invalidate$.ui.log$.ui.resolve$.ui.status$.ui.toast
Draws: AbovePrompt
Can see: every promptevery tool callcompaction
Reach: level 2 of 3 drives Claudereads the transcriptpersists statedraws

How it got here: Automated scan of public GitHub repos, via the CC0 dataset awesome-claude-code-mods (scan of 6 Oct 2026).
Repository: github.com/bennewton999/claude-code-mods
Path in repo: context-gauge
Source commit: 5db0813 the exact code the scan read
Author: Ben Newton @bennewton999
License: MIT
First published: 4 Oct 2026
Last pushed: 5 Oct 2026
First listed here: 7 Oct 2026

Name and description come from the mod's own manifest. We link to the code; we don't host it, and it stays under its author's license.