What is cctop?
cctop is a Claude Code mod by tomstagl that btop-style live dashboard for Claude Code internals: /cctop opens it in a side pane, cctop-insights lets the session answer questions from its numbers. It is listed under Interface and has 15 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tomstagl |
| Repository | tomstagl/cctop |
| Popularity | 15 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #368 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #148 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-01 |
| Stars this week | +6 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | compaction, every tool call, the cctop skill |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is cctop safe to install?
cctop scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install cctop?
- 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/tomstagl/cctop claude plugin validate ./cctop/plugin
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tomstagl/cctop && claude plugin install cctop@cctop
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cctop for you:
Install the "cctop" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/tomstagl/cctop/tree/main/plugin. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.