What is control-tower?
control-tower is a Claude Code mod by YuehengHan that /tower: one pane showing every Claude Code session on this machine — which is working, which waits for you, which is done. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | YuehengHan |
| Repository | YuehengHan/my-claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #5,221 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #2,141 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is control-tower safe to install?
control-tower scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install control-tower?
- 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/YuehengHan/my-claude-mods claude plugin validate ./my-claude-mods/plugins/control-tower
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/YuehengHan/my-claude-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./my-claude-mods/plugins/control-tower
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs control-tower for you:
Install the "control-tower" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/YuehengHan/my-claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/control-tower. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from YuehengHan/my-claude-mods
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- claude-mood: Claude's mood in the status line, from what the turn has read, written and broken (High risk)
- claude-pet: A pet in the status line that levels up with your work, gets dizzy on errors, sleeps when you're away, and unlocks achie (High risk)
- done-ping: When a long turn finishes or Claude needs you: a macOS notification with a distinct sound for done, failed and needs-you (Review before installing)
- fortune: Programmer jokes after the working spinner, and a daily fortune (/fortune) — 今日宜重构，忌周五上线 (Review before installing)
- repo-guard: Blocks destructive git commands and asks before Claude first edits a repo other than the session's own (Low risk)
- sdk-sync: After an SDK release (v* tag): /release-check gathers what changed and asks Claude for a read-only audit of the sibling (Review before installing)
- tldr: A one-line TL;DR under every long answer, written by Haiku, so a session you switch back to reads at a glance (Low risk)
- where-am-i: A band above the prompt: repo, branch, uncommitted changes and this session's task (Low risk)