What is aside?
aside is a Claude Code mod by JayDoubleu that read-only side chat: /aside opens a pane beside the transcript where you ask about the session so far; answers come from a tool-less fork of the session's own transcript and nothing is. It is listed under Interface and has 7 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | JayDoubleu |
| Repository | JayDoubleu/aside |
| Popularity | 7 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #592 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #228 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-14 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is aside safe to install?
aside scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 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 |
| 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install aside?
- 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/JayDoubleu/aside claude plugin validate ./aside/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add JayDoubleu/aside && claude plugin install aside@aside
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs aside for you:
Install the "aside" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/JayDoubleu/aside. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.