What is box-status?
box-status is a Claude Code mod by theagitist that status line: which box you're on, the out-of-band ping channel it resolves (telegram/email/none), and whether passwordless sudo is available. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | theagitist |
| Repository | theagitist/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,802 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,967 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 1 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is box-status safe to install?
box-status scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install box-status?
- 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/theagitist/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/box-status
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/theagitist/claude-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/box-status
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs box-status for you:
Install the "box-status" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/theagitist/claude-mods/tree/main/box-status. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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This repository has 5 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- dot-guard: Block `git add` of a whole $HOME work-tree (dot add -A/./*), which would stage your entire home directory. (Low risk)
- emdash-watch: Flag em-dashes you introduce into public-facing prose (notes, docs, READMEs, HTML); internal files (CLAUDE.md, memory) a (Low risk)
- home-path-guard: Flag hardcoded user home paths (/home/, /Users/) you write into files; nudge $HOME / ~ instead. Machine-local (*.local.* (Low risk)
- idle-ping: When a turn that did real work ends, ping the user out of band (Telegram if a bot token + TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID are set, else (Review before installing)