Claude HUD
26K+ stars. Solves the #1 complaint about Claude Code - invisible context burn. Shows exactly how much of your usage budget remains in real time.
Real-time heads-up display showing context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress. Prevents burning through usage allocation without realizing it.
- See your remaining context and usage budget in real time
- Monitor which tools and agents are actively running
- Track todo progress without switching views
26K+ stars. Solves the #1 complaint about Claude Code - invisible context burn. Shows exactly how much of your usage budget remains in real time.
Anyone running long Claude Code sessions who wants to avoid hitting usage limits unexpectedly.
https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud
By jarrodwatts
How to Get It
Claude Code only: Hooks are configured in your project's .claude/settings.json file. They run automatically before or after Claude takes actions. You can ask Claude to set up a hook for you by describing what you want in your conversation. Not available in Claude Cowork or Claude Chat.
Inside a Claude Code session, run: /plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-hud /plugin install claude-hud Then reload plugins with /reload-plugins. Requires Claude Code.
After installing, paste this into Claude:
Help me see my remaining context and usage budget in real time
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Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit
- Asked Claude to craft me a custom HUD for my gladiator RP, artefacts are serious — Reddit · 71 pts
- I built a HUD plugin for GitHub Copilot CLI — Reddit · 21 pts
- HUD + Circuit Breaker for Claude Code — Reddit · 19 pts
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Reviewer notes
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catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 26,213 GitHub stars; 94 contributors; last commit 6d ago; license MIT.
Things to check
- Requires integration into your Claude runtime—not a drop-in dashboard. Accuracy depends on your tool definitions; poorly instrumented tools may show incomplete context.
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Evaluation
catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 26,213 GitHub stars; 94 contributors; last commit 6d ago; license MIT.