What is color-chooser?
color-chooser is a Claude Code mod by tiger42 that palette button above the prompt: pick the session's prompt bar color (/color) with a click. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tiger42 |
| Repository | tiger42/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #1,408 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #553 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, PromptHint, Pane |
Is color-chooser safe to install?
color-chooser scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install color-chooser?
- 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/tiger42/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/color-chooser
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tiger42/claude-mods && claude plugin install color-chooser@local-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs color-chooser for you:
Install the "color-chooser" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/tiger42/claude-mods/tree/master/color-chooser. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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