What is ask-threads?
ask-threads is a Claude Code mod by yyosifov that /ask: side questions you can list, reopen, continue, and send to the main conversation. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | yyosifov |
| Repository | yyosifov/prompt-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,411 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,006 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is ask-threads safe to install?
ask-threads scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 6 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 |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.model | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install ask-threads?
- 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/yyosifov/prompt-mods claude plugin validate ./prompt-mods/mods/ask-threads
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add yyosifov/prompt-mods && claude plugin install ask-threads@prompt-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ask-threads for you:
Install the "ask-threads" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/yyosifov/prompt-mods/tree/main/mods/ask-threads. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from yyosifov/prompt-mods
This repository has 3 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- model-tag: Per-message model and effort: put @haiku or @max anywhere in a prompt and that one turn runs on it (Low risk)
- stash-stack: git stash for your prompt: end a message with /stash to keep it, /stash pop brings it back (Low risk)