Two Claude Code plugins: live usage-limit warnings and idle auto-compact to save tokens
Equivalent_Scary · reddit · 2026-10-15
A Redditor built two open-source (MIT) Claude Code plugins using the plugin API, no wrapper needed. limits: an always-on band showing 5-hour/weekly usage bars, reset countdowns, and pace-based red warnings so you learn Tuesday — not when you're blocked Thursday — plus context-window fill and 75/90/100% toasts; one 1-token Haiku request every 2 min shared across all sessions. idle-compact: since the prompt cache expires after an hour, it runs /compact after 40 min idle while the cache is warm, shrinking 300k-token chats you return to without paying full reload price. Install via /plugin install from Ryan-LT/claude-mods.
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