What is cmd-diet?
cmd-diet is a Claude Code mod by VedantAndhale that adds quiet flags to noisy shell commands before they run (git status, pytest, cargo, npm install, mvn, curl, wget, docker pull), so Claude reads short output from the start; errors,. It is listed under Git & CI and has 10 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | VedantAndhale |
| Repository | VedantAndhale/claude-pro-kit |
| Popularity | 10 GitHub stars |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #515 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #23 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Stars this week | +4 |
| Hooks | 1 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is cmd-diet safe to install?
cmd-diet scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install cmd-diet?
- 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/VedantAndhale/claude-pro-kit claude plugin validate ./claude-pro-kit/plugins/cmd-diet
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add VedantAndhale/claude-pro-kit && claude plugin install cmd-diet@claude-pro-kit
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cmd-diet for you:
Install the "cmd-diet" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/VedantAndhale/claude-pro-kit/tree/main/plugins/cmd-diet. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- compact-keeper: After a compaction, adds one message with exact facts from before it: your latest prompt in full, up to 4 earlier ones, (Low risk)
- context-xray: A pane with the exact breakdown of what fills Claude's context: system prompt, tools, memory files, skills, messages, an (Low risk)
- gh-account: Runs each git push, pull, fetch, clone and gh command as the logged-in GitHub account that owns or belongs to the reposi (Low risk)