---
title: "watch-my-ram: a Claude Code mod to keep an eye on your Mac's memory"
url: "https://claudemods.dev/en/builds/running-multiple-claude-code-sessions-in-parallel-is-great-u-4cd372"
source: "https://github.com/nguyenphusi/watch-my-ram"
source_type: "github"
repo: "https://github.com/nguyenphusi/watch-my-ram"
author: "Si Nguyen"
author_handle: "nguyenphusi13"
stars: 0
category: "Memory & context"
categories: ["memory"]
tags: ["hooks", "macos", "memory", "process-monitoring", "slash-command", "statusline"]
permission_level: 2
scan_complete: true
install: "claude plugin marketplace add nguyenphusi/watch-my-ram\nclaude plugin install watch-my-ram@watch-my-ram"
added: "2026-11-13T04:31:20.777Z"
updated: "2026-11-13T04:34:49Z"
locale: "en"
content_locale: "en"
---

# watch-my-ram: a Claude Code mod to keep an eye on your Mac's memory

A small open-source Claude Code mod that shows RAM usage and memory pressure above the prompt and adds a /watch-my-ram command listing active sessions, leftover dev processes and open ports. It only reads and warns — it never kills anything automatically.

## Description

Running multiple Claude Code sessions in parallel is great. Until my 16 GB Mac starts yelling at me. Idle sessions, leftover dev servers, orphaned processes, all eating up memory.

So I built watch-my-ram, a small Claude Code mod to keep an eye on my Mac's memory.

Here's what it does:
• Shows RAM usage and memory pressure right above the prompt.
• /watch-my-ram lists active sessions, their memory usage, PR merge status, leftover dev processes, and open ports.
• Warns when Claude starts running tests while another session is already testing.

It only reads and warns. It doesn't kill anything automatically. You can ask Claude for suggestions and decide what to close.

It's open source. Link to repo: https://github.com/nguyenphusi/watch-my-ram

## Install

```
claude plugin marketplace add nguyenphusi/watch-my-ram
claude plugin install watch-my-ram@watch-my-ram
```

## Original README

Running multiple Claude Code sessions in parallel is great. 
Until my 16 GB Mac starts yelling at me.  

Idle sessions, leftover dev servers, orphaned processes, all eating up memory. 

So I built watch-my-ram, a small Claude Code mod to keep an eye on my Mac's memory.  

Here's what it does:  

• Shows RAM usage and memory pressure right above the prompt.  

• /watch-my-ram lists active sessions, their memory usage, PR merge status, leftover dev processes, and open ports.  

• Warns when Claude starts running tests while another session is already testing.  

It only reads and warns. 
It doesn't kill anything automatically. 
You can ask Claude for suggestions and decide what to close.  

It's open source. 
Link to repo: https://github.com/nguyenphusi/watch-my-ram  

P.S. A better solution is probably getting a new Mac with more RAM though 😂