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cache-ttl-picker

Choose the prompt-cache TTL (5 minutes or 1 hour) per Claude Code session.

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v0.1.0MITupdated 2026-10-19daanmeersseman/claude-workbench/plugins/cache-ttl-picker
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› fix the failing auth test and add an audit log call ⏺ Read(src/auth.ts) ⎿ Read 6 lines ⏺ Update(src/auth.ts) ⎿ Added 2 lines, removed 1 line ⏺ Bash(bun test) ⎿ 3 pass, 1 fail ● Done. refresh now rejects expired claims and logs an audit event. ✻ Worked for 42s · done 4:20 PM › /ttl ⎿ cache-ttl-picker: Prompt-cache TTL: 5m (use /ttl 5m or /ttl 1h) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── › ? for shortcuts ⚠ cache-ttl-picker: TTL 5m
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cache-ttl-picker

A Claude Code plugin that lets you choose the prompt-cache TTL for each session.

Claude Code caches the conversation prefix between turns. With a 5-minute TTL the cache expires after a short break and the next turn rewrites the whole context at cache-write price. A 1-hour TTL survives longer breaks, but each cache write costs more (2× the input price instead of 1.25×). Which one is cheaper depends on how you work in that session.

What it does

  • At session start it asks: Prompt-cache TTL for this session? with 1 hour and 5 minutes. The current default is listed first. Dismiss the question to keep the default.
  • /ttl 5m or /ttl 1h changes the TTL at any point in the session. /ttl alone shows the current value.
  • Status line shows TTL 5m or TTL 1h once a choice is made.

The choice applies to the current session only. It sets CLAUDE_CODE_PROMPT_CACHE_TTL in that session's process, which takes precedence over the promptCacheTtl setting. Other sessions and your settings files are not changed.

Non-interactive runs (claude -p, SDK) are never asked anything.

Install

/plugin marketplace add daanmeersseman/claude-workbench
/plugin install cache-ttl-picker@claude-workbench

Pick the user scope to make it active in every session.

Update with /plugin marketplace update claude-workbench, then /plugin update cache-ttl-picker and /reload-plugins.

Defaults

The default shown first comes from, in order: the CLAUDE_CODE_PROMPT_CACHE_TTL environment variable, the promptCacheTtl setting, otherwise 5m. To make 1 hour the default, add this to your user settings.json:

{ "promptCacheTtl": "1h" }

Notes

  • Choosing a different TTL mid-session starts a fresh cache entry on the next turn: one cache write at the new rate.
  • Subagents follow CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_PROMPT_CACHE_TTL / subagentPromptCacheTtl, which this plugin leaves alone.

Development

claude plugin validate plugins/cache-ttl-picker
claude plugin test plugins/cache-ttl-picker
claude --plugin-dir plugins/cache-ttl-picker
Source 1 files
hooks/register.tsx 50 lines
1import type { Hook, Register } from 'claude-code'
2
3type Ttl = '5m' | '1h'
4type Api = Parameters<Hook<'session.start'>>[0]
5
6const LABELS: Record<Ttl, string> = { '1h': '1 hour', '5m': '5 minutes' }
7
8function parseTtl(text: string): Ttl | undefined {
9  const t = text.trim().toLowerCase()
10  if (t === '1h' || t === LABELS['1h']) return '1h'
11  if (t === '5m' || t === LABELS['5m'].toLowerCase()) return '5m'
12  return undefined
13}
14
15async function current($: Api): Promise<Ttl> {
16  const env = await $.env.get('CLAUDE_CODE_PROMPT_CACHE_TTL')
17  const settings = ((await $.settings.read().catch(() => ({}))) ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>
18  return (env ?? settings.promptCacheTtl) === '1h' ? '1h' : '5m'
19}
20
21async function apply($: Api, ttl: Ttl): Promise<void> {
22  await $.env.set('CLAUDE_CODE_PROMPT_CACHE_TTL', ttl)
23  $.ui.status(`TTL ${ttl}`)
24}
25
26async function askTtl($: Api): Promise<void> {
27  const def = await current($)
28  const options = def === '1h' ? [LABELS['1h'], LABELS['5m']] : [LABELS['5m'], LABELS['1h']]
29  const answer = await $.ui.ask('Prompt-cache TTL for this session?', { header: 'Cache TTL', options })
30  const ttl = parseTtl(answer)
31  if (ttl) await apply($, ttl)
32}
33
34export const register: Register = on => {
35  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
36    const result = await next(e)
37    await $.command.register({ name: 'ttl', description: 'Prompt-cache TTL for this session: /ttl 5m|1h' })
38    // Not awaited, so the session start never waits on the dialog.
39    if (e.isInteractive) void askTtl($).catch(() => {})
40    return result
41  })
42
43  on('command.run', { command: 'ttl' }, async ($, e) => {
44    const ttl = parseTtl(e.args)
45    if (!ttl) return { text: `Prompt-cache TTL: ${await current($)} (use /ttl 5m or /ttl 1h)` }
46    await apply($, ttl)
47    return { text: `Prompt-cache TTL: ${ttl}` }
48  })
49}
50