What is agent-shell-watch?
agent-shell-watch is a Claude Code mod by apolenkov that always-on status line and a pane for this session's Bash calls, background tasks and Codex/Pi/Devin/OpenCodeReview runs: elapsed time, output freshness, verdicts and errors. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | apolenkov |
| Repository | apolenkov/agent-shell-watch |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #2,630 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #197 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is agent-shell-watch safe to install?
agent-shell-watch scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install agent-shell-watch?
- 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/apolenkov/agent-shell-watch claude plugin validate ./agent-shell-watch/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add apolenkov/agent-shell-watch && claude plugin install agent-shell-watch@agent-shell-watch
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs agent-shell-watch for you:
Install the "agent-shell-watch" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/apolenkov/agent-shell-watch. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.