What is cactus-pane?
cactus-pane is a Claude Code mod by eighteyes that a live cactus inbox pane for the session's project, answerable in place. It is listed under Interface and has 9 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | eighteyes |
| Repository | eighteyes/cactus |
| Popularity | 9 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #543 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #207 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +2 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | Bash calls |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is cactus-pane safe to install?
cactus-pane 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 |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.scroll | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install cactus-pane?
- 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/eighteyes/cactus claude plugin validate ./cactus/mods/cactus-pane
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/eighteyes/cactus && claude --plugin-dir ./cactus/mods/cactus-pane
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cactus-pane for you:
Install the "cactus-pane" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/eighteyes/cactus/tree/cactus-v1/mods/cactus-pane. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.