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cache-watch
Shows prompt-cache hit rate and time to expiry, and offers the cheapest way to carry on before the cache lapses.
What it does
- Draws a band above the prompt, a pane, toasts
- Adds /cache-advice
- Hooks classic.PostModelSwitch, classic.SessionStart, session.compact, session.start and 3 more
Good points
- No network calls
- Starts no processes
- Written in TypeScript
- Handles errors
Code to start from
A starter ModsCode writes from the drawing it read, and the mod's own lines that draw, where there are any.
Starter (register.tsx)
import type { Register } from 'claude-code'
// Drawn like cache-watch by Pawee Chinagarn (pane, band, toast), as ModsCode read it from the mod's code:
// https://modscode.com/claude-mods/mods/paweechinagarn-cache-watch/
// Written by ModsCode from that reading, not copied from the mod: use it as you like.
// Each value below stands for one the mod works out at run time; put in your own.
export const register: Register = on => {
// the band above the prompt; what else goes there is drawn under it
on('ui.render', { component: 'AbovePrompt' }, async ($, e, next) => {
const { Box, Text, Svg, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e)
const icon = '…'
const glyph = '…'
const glyph2 = '…'
const glyph3 = '…'
const clock = '…'
const sparkSvg = '…'
const length = '…'
const glyph4 = '…'
const glyph5 = '…'
const glyph6 = '…'
const pct = '…'
const k = '…'
const lifetimeText = '…'
const LABEL = '…'
const why = '…'
return (
<Box flexDirection="column">
<Box gap={1} alignItems="center">
<Text>
{icon}
</Text>
<Text bold>
Cache
</Text>
<Text>
<Text>
{glyph}
</Text>
<Text>
{glyph2}
</Text>
<Text>
{glyph3}
</Text>
</Text>
<Text>
{clock}
</Text>
<Text dimColor>
{"of "}
1h
</Text>
<Text dimColor>
·
</Text>
<Text dimColor>
hits
</Text>
<Svg source={`${sparkSvg}`} alt={`Cache hit rate of the last ${length} requests`} height={14} />
<Text>
<Text>
{glyph4}
</Text>
<Text>
{glyph5}
</Text>
<Text>
{glyph6}
</Text>
</Text>
<Text>
{pct}
%
</Text>
<Text color="#ef4444">
{"· next message re-caches "}
{k}
{" tokens"}
</Text>
<Button plain hotkey="d" label="less" />
</Box>
<Box flexDirection="column" marginLeft={2}>
<Box>
<Box width={14} flexShrink={0}>
<Text dimColor>
Lifetime
</Text>
</Box>
<Text>
{lifetimeText}
</Text>
</Box>
<Box>
<Box width={14} flexShrink={0}>
<Text dimColor>
Last request
</Text>
</Box>
<Text>
{`${pct}% from cache: ${k} read, ${k} written, ${k} new`}
</Text>
</Box>
<Box>
<Box width={14} flexShrink={0}>
<Text dimColor>
Session
</Text>
</Box>
<Text>
{`${pct}% from cache: ${k} tokens served at about a tenth of the price`}
</Text>
</Box>
<Box>
<Box width={14} flexShrink={0}>
<Text dimColor>
If it expires
</Text>
</Box>
<Text>
{`the next message re-writes ${k} tokens into the cache`}
</Text>
</Box>
<Box>
<Box width={14} flexShrink={0}>
<Text dimColor>
Advice
</Text>
</Box>
<Text>
runs 5m before expiry, or now with /cache-advice
</Text>
</Box>
</Box>
<Box flexDirection="column" borderStyle="round" borderColor="#ef4444" paddingX={1}>
<Box flexDirection="column">
<Text bold>
{"✕ Advice failed. "}
{"Suggested: "}
{LABEL}
</Text>
<Text dimColor>
{why}
</Text>
<Box gap={1} marginTop={1}>
<Button hotkey="1" label="Copy handoff prompt" variant="primary" />
<Button hotkey="2" label="Show prompt" />
<Button hotkey="3" label="Compacting..." variant="primary" />
<Button hotkey="4" label="Continue here" variant="primary" />
</Box>
</Box>
</Box>
{await next(e)}
</Box>
)
})
// the pane: open it with $.ui.open({ id: 'my-pane', title: "Handoff prompt" })
on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane', requestId: 'my-pane' }, async ($, e) => {
const { Box, Markdown, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e)
return (
<Box flexDirection="column" gap={1}>
<Markdown text="_No handoff prompt yet. Run /cache-advice to prepare one._" />
<Button hotkey="c" label="Copy" variant="primary" />
</Box>
)
})
on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
const gapMin = '…'
const k = '…'
await $.ui.toast(`Cache missed after ${gapMin}m idle: this session now looks like 5-minute caching (usage overage?).`)
await $.ui.toast(`Unexpected cache miss: ${k} tokens re-cached. Something changed the prompt prefix (tools, MCP servers, settings?).`)
return next(e)
})
}
The mod's own code
Shown under the mod's licence (MIT); its text is below. Keep the notice if you copy these lines.
cache-watch/hooks/register.tsx lines 328–487 · Band
on('ui.render', { component: 'AbovePrompt' }, async ($, e, next) => {
const fresh = await read($, freshAt)
const counts = await read($, last)
if (e.props.hasSurvey || fresh === null || counts === null) return next(e)
const life = await read($, ttl)
const sums = await read($, total)
const hits = await read($, history)
const at = await read($, now)
const tip = await read($, advice)
const isOpen = await read($, isExpanded)
const isCompactRunning = await read($, isCompacting)
const elements = $.ui.resolve(e)
const { Box, Text, Button } = elements
const Svg = 'Svg' in elements ? elements.Svg : undefined
const lifeMs = life.minutes * 60_000
const left = lifeMs - (at - fresh)
const state = left <= 0 ? 'expired' : left <= WARN_MIN * 60_000 ? 'warn' : 'fresh'
const tone = state === 'expired' ? RED : state === 'warn' ? AMBER : GREEN
// A symbol and words carry the state too, never the color alone.
const icon = state === 'expired' ? '✕' : state === 'warn' ? '▲' : '●'
const clock =
state === 'expired'
? `expired ${span(-left)} ago`
: state === 'warn'
? `expires in ${span(left)}`
: `${span(left)} left`
const isNarrow = (e.props.bodyColumns ?? 80) < NARROW
const size = sum(counts)
const row = (label: string, value: string) => (
<Box>
<Box width={14} flexShrink={0}>
<Text dimColor>{label}</Text>
</Box>
<Text>{value}</Text>
</Box>
)
return (
<Box flexDirection="column">
<Box gap={1} alignItems="center">
<Text color={tone}>{icon}</Text>
<Text bold>Cache</Text>
{Svg ? (
<Svg source={barSvg(left / lifeMs)} alt={clock} width={BAR_W} height={BAR_H} />
) : (
<Text>
{barCells(left / lifeMs, isNarrow ? 10 : 16).map(cell => (
<Text color={cell.color} dimColor={cell.color === undefined}>
{cell.glyph}
</Text>
))}
</Text>
)}
<Text color={state === 'fresh' ? undefined : tone} bold={state !== 'fresh'}>
{clock}
</Text>
{!isNarrow && <Text dimColor>of {life.minutes === 60 ? '1h' : '5m'}</Text>}
{!isNarrow && <Text dimColor>·</Text>}
{!isNarrow && <Text dimColor>hits</Text>}
{!isNarrow && Svg && (
<Svg
source={sparkSvg(hits)}
alt={`Cache hit rate of the last ${hits.length} requests`}
width={SPARK_W}
height={SPARK_H}
/>
)}
{!isNarrow && !Svg && (
<Text>
{sparkCells(hits).map(cell => (
<Text color={cell.color} dimColor={cell.color === undefined}>
{cell.glyph}
</Text>
))}
</Text>
)}
<Text color={heat(counts.read / Math.max(1, size))}>{pct(counts.read, size)}%</Text>
{state === 'expired' && <Text color={RED}>· next message re-caches {k(size)} tokens</Text>}
<Button
key="details"
plain
hotkey="d"
label={isOpen ? 'less' : 'more'}
onPress={() => update($, isExpanded, v => !v)}
/>
</Box>
{isOpen && (
<Box flexDirection="column" marginLeft={2}>
{row('Lifetime', lifetimeText(life))}
{row(
'Last request',
`${pct(counts.read, size)}% from cache: ${k(counts.read)} read, ${k(counts.write)} written, ${k(counts.uncached)} new`,
)}
{row(
'Session',
`${pct(sums.read, sum(sums))}% from cache: ${k(sums.read)} tokens served at about a tenth of the price`,
)}
{row('If it expires', `the next message re-writes ${k(size)} tokens into the cache`)}
{row('Advice', `runs ${WARN_MIN}m before expiry, or now with /cache-advice`)}
</Box>
)}
{tip !== null && (
<Box
flexDirection="column"
borderStyle="round"
borderColor={tip.status === 'failed' ? RED : AMBER}
paddingX={1}
>
{tip.status === 'thinking' ? (
<Text>◌ Preparing advice: asking the model while the cache is still warm...</Text>
) : (
<Box flexDirection="column">
<Text bold>
{tip.status === 'failed' ? '✕ Advice failed. ' : '▲ '}Suggested: {LABEL[tip.pick]}
</Text>
{tip.why !== '' && <Text dimColor>{tip.why}</Text>}
<Box gap={1} marginTop={1}>
{tip.handoff !== '' && (
<Button
key="copy"
hotkey="1"
label="Copy handoff prompt"
variant={tip.pick === 'handoff' ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
onPress={() => copyHandoff($, tip.handoff, e.surface)}
/>
)}
{tip.handoff !== '' && (
<Button
key="show"
hotkey="2"
label="Show prompt"
onPress={() => void $.ui.open({ id: PANE, title: 'Handoff prompt' })}
/>
)}
{(tip.pick !== 'continue' || tip.handoff !== '') && (
<Button
key="compact"
hotkey="3"
label={isCompactRunning ? 'Compacting...' : 'Compact now'}
variant={tip.pick === 'compact' ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
onPress={() => (isCompactRunning ? undefined : compactNow($, tip.compactFocus))}
/>
)}
<Button
key="keep"
hotkey="4"
label="Continue here"
variant={tip.pick === 'continue' ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
onPress={() => update($, advice, () => null)}
/>
</Box>
</Box>
)}
</Box>
)}cache-watch/hooks/register.tsx lines 492–505 · Pane
on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane', requestId: PANE }, async ($, e) => {
const tip = await read($, advice)
const { Box, Markdown, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e)
const text = tip?.handoff ?? ''
return (
<Box flexDirection="column" gap={1}>
<Markdown text={text || '_No handoff prompt yet. Run /cache-advice to prepare one._'} />
{text !== '' && (
<Button key="copy" hotkey="c" label="Copy" variant="primary" onPress={() => copyHandoff($, text, e.surface)} />
)}
</Box>
)
})Licence text (MIT)
MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Pawee Chinagarn Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
How to build this: Pane (panel), Add a slash command
What its code calls
drives Claude
What its code shows
Read from the source at commit ce134eab593e on 2026-10-11. The first group decides whether a mod is listed; the rest is for you to weigh. A later commit is not read until the next crawl.
| Decides the listing: code you can check | |
|---|---|
| Entry read | Every module hooks/hooks.json names was read.cache-watch/hooks/register.tsx |
| Parses | Every file parses as TypeScript or JavaScript.1 files parsed |
| All its code is in the mod | Every import is a file of the mod or the engine's own module; no packages, no require.all its code is in the mod |
| Readable | No minified lines, no eval or new Function, no import of a computed path, no encoded blobs.no minified code, no eval, no encoded blobs |
| Calls in the open | Network and programs are reached as $.http.fetch and $.process.run in place, never passed around.every call outside goes through $ in the open |
| For you to weigh before installing | |
| Where it draws | The terminal, the desktop app, both, or nothing (hooks only: a guard or a prompt rewriter), as its code says. Shown, never a reason to leave a mod out.draws in the terminal and the desktop app, the same in both |
| Install line | Whether its repository's own .claude-plugin/marketplace.json lists it, so it installs from that marketplace with the lines on its page.listed in its repository's .claude-plugin/marketplace.json: installs from there |
| Programs on Windows | Whether every program it starts through $.process exists on Windows (tail, date, open, osascript, /usr/… do not).runs no program a Windows PC lacks |
| Network | Whether every fetch names its https host in the code.no network |
| Programs | Whether every program it starts is named in the code and is not a shell, an interpreter or a network tool.starts no programs |
| Reads and sends | Whether it both reads something of yours (files, environment variables, the transcript, settings) and reaches outside (the network, an MCP server, another session, telemetry).reaches nothing outside |
| Keys in the source | Whether the source holds what looks like an API key or a private key.no keys in the source |
| Licence | An open licence (MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, ISC, Unlicense, 0BSD, CC0) with its text lets ModsCode show its code; otherwise the code is linked.MIT |
| Settings hooks | Hooks declared in hooks/hooks.json or plugin.json beside the module: a command (a shell when it has no args), an HTTP request, an MCP tool or a model prompt at an event. They run outside $.no settings hooks: its function hooks alone |
| Servers it ships | MCP servers (a program, or a URL; a headersHelper is a shell command; a .mcpb bundle is unpacked at run time), LSP servers, monitors (a shell command for the whole session) and bin/ (on the PATH of the Bash tool).ships no MCP or LSP server, no monitor, no bin/ |
| Skills, commands, agents | What its Markdown declares beyond text: allowed-tools granted for the turn, hooks added when a skill is invoked, a command run before Claude reads the skill.no skills, commands, agents or workflows |
| Tools and MCP | Whether every tool it calls through $.tool.call and $.mcp.call is named in the code, and none is a shell (Bash through the tool runs a shell without $.process).calls no tool, MCP server or command |
| Asks of the model | Completions it runs ($.model.complete, fork, classify), subagents it spawns, prompts it submits as you, and the tools, commands and agents it adds.model.fork (sends its own transcript), adds command cache-advice |
| Events it hooks | By what a hook there can do: gates (refuse a tool call, a prompt, a setting, another plugin), shapes (what the model reads: the system prompt, tool descriptions, each request), reads (your input, the events of the settings hooks, every event with *), and the rest.gates: command.run (cache-advice) · shapes: turn.step · reads: classic.PostModelSwitch, classic.SessionStart · also: session.start, turn.start, turn.complete, session.compact (+1) · timers: clock.every |
| Reads, by name | The environment variables and files it names, and whether it reads the transcript, settings.json, the prompt box or the mouse selection.reads no files, environment variables, settings or transcript |
| Writes, by name | The files and environment variables it names, and whether it changes settings, the prompt box, the clipboard, the conversation (a row the model reads) or another session.the clipboard |
This is a reading of the code text, not a security review: it does not run the mod, and it cannot see what a program the mod starts does. The check before installing is yours. How mods are chosen
Install it
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From its marketplace
Its repository is its marketplace. Add that marketplace (in the terminal with these commands, or in the desktop app's plugin settings) and install the mod from it:
/plugin marketplace add paweechinagarn/claude-code-mods/plugin install cache-watch@claude-code-mods/reload-pluginsThis installs the marketplace's latest commit, which may not be the one read here (ce134eab593e). Compare them before you install. /reload-plugins loads it into a session that is already open.
Try the commit ModsCode read
No marketplace needed. In a terminal, clone the repository, check out the commit read, validate the mod, and load it for one session:
git clone https://github.com/paweechinagarn/claude-code-modsgit -C claude-code-mods checkout ce134eab593e1ac988f14c4d19202d8a8f49f7fdclaude plugin validate claude-code-mods/cache-watchclaude --plugin-dir claude-code-mods/cache-watchThe validate line lists the events the mod hooks and what it asks Claude Code to do, without running it. The last line loads the mod for this session only and writes nothing to your settings. If the author has rewritten history, the commit may no longer exist.
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