What is backlog?
backlog is a Claude Code mod by liveweird that a brief view of the repo's BACKLOG.md: what's next, and how many items are to-do, new, parked or blocked. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | liveweird |
| Repository | liveweird/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #3,817 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,593 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | Edit|Write calls, classic hooks, every prompt, mcp__backlog__backlog calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is backlog safe to install?
backlog scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install backlog?
- 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/liveweird/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/backlog
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add liveweird/claude-mods && claude plugin install backlog@sebastian-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs backlog for you:
Install the "backlog" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/liveweird/claude-mods/tree/main/backlog. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from liveweird/claude-mods
This repository has 3 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- plan-progress: Shows the running plan's current step, elapsed times and estimates as a timeline above the prompt (Low risk)
- turn-limits: Counts, per agent type, the agent invocations of this session that stopped at their turn limit (Low risk)