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claude-hud

by jarrodwatts

Claude HUD is a plugin for Claude Code that adds a status line below the input box. It shows context usage, rate limits, active tools, running agents and todo progress, so you can see what Claude is doing during a session.

Worth a lookEstablished, with a few things to check (listed below).

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Stars
29k +29 a day
Licence
MIT
Runs on
Your computer
Setup
Easy
Language
JavaScript
Age
301 days

What you can do with it

  • Watch how full the context window is, with colour changes as it fills
  • Track subscriber rate limits and when they reset
  • See running tools, sub-agents and todo progress live in the terminal

Ways a business could use it

  • Keep an eye on context and rate-limit use so paid Claude sessions are not wasted on overflowing context
  • Spot stuck agents or tools early when running coding work for clients, saving billable time

Can you use it commercially?

Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.

Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.

Getting it running

Install from inside Claude Code with /plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-hud, then /plugin install claude-hud and /claude-hud:setup; Windows needs Node.js.

Follow the official instructions in the project README.

Things to check

  • Only useful with Claude Code, which needs a paid Anthropic account or API access
  • Third-party plugins are not auto-updated by default

Checked 29 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.

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