What is colorwheel?
colorwheel is a Claude Code mod by AlexeyHRDesign. ColorWheel: replies in Claude Code Desktop drawn with the app's own HTML markdown, alert cards, and themed full-width mermaid diagrams and charts that follow light and dark mode. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | AlexeyHRDesign |
| Repository | AlexeyHRDesign/colorwheel |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #1,094 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #419 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, AssistantMessage, CommandOutput, Pane |
Is colorwheel safe to install?
colorwheel scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 7 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install colorwheel?
- 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/AlexeyHRDesign/colorwheel claude plugin validate ./colorwheel/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add AlexeyHRDesign/colorwheel && claude plugin install colorwheel@colorwheel
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs colorwheel for you:
Install the "colorwheel" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/AlexeyHRDesign/colorwheel. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.