What is activity?
activity is a Claude Code mod by gveshk that a live crew panel: every agent, its model, effort, tokens and estimated cost, with a friendly pixel crab. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | gveshk |
| Repository | gveshk/barebone-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #3,316 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #607 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | mcp__activity__flow calls, mcp__activity__step calls, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is activity safe to install?
activity scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install activity?
- 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/gveshk/barebone-mods claude plugin validate ./barebone-mods/activity
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add gveshk/barebone-mods && claude plugin install activity@barebone-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs activity for you:
Install the "activity" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/gveshk/barebone-mods/tree/main/activity. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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