What is better-tasks?
better-tasks is a Claude Code mod by iosifnicolae2 that plan and track tasks inside Claude Code, kept as plain Markdown files in your project, with weekly sprints, a sprint board and agent teammates. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | iosifnicolae2 |
| Repository | iosifnicolae2/better-tasks |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #1,840 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #143 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 17 events |
| Sees | Agent calls, AskUserQuestion calls, SendMessage calls, every prompt, every skill, every tool call, mcp__better-tasks__screen_off calls, mcp__better-tasks__task_create calls |
| Draws on | Pane, SessionMode |
Is better-tasks safe to install?
better-tasks scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.agent.register | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.env.set | sets env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.prompt.read |
How do I install better-tasks?
- 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/iosifnicolae2/better-tasks claude plugin validate ./better-tasks/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/iosifnicolae2/better-tasks && claude --plugin-dir ./better-tasks/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs better-tasks for you:
Install the "better-tasks" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/iosifnicolae2/better-tasks. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.