What is account-switcher?
account-switcher is a Claude Code mod by sam-ruff that mod: run each Claude Code session on its own Claude subscription account, and switch live from a sidebar (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+numpad -) or /account-switch. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | sam-ruff |
| Repository | sam-ruff/account-switcher-claude-code-mod |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (36/100) |
| Rank | #4,507 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,851 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is account-switcher safe to install?
account-switcher scores 36/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 2 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.env.set | sets env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install account-switcher?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/sam-ruff/account-switcher-claude-code-mod claude plugin validate ./account-switcher-claude-code-mod/mods/account-switcher
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add sam-ruff/account-switcher-claude-code-mod && claude plugin install account-switcher@account-switcher
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs account-switcher for you:
Install the "account-switcher" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/sam-ruff/account-switcher-claude-code-mod/tree/main/mods/account-switcher. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.