What is dashboard?
dashboard is a Claude Code mod by kyso1 that a band above the Claude Code prompt: an animated mini Claude that acts out what Claude is doing, who is working (model, effort, plan) and live ctx / 5h / 7d gauges. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | kyso1 |
| Repository | kyso1/claude-code-dashboard |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #3,761 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,570 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 14 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Spinner, Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is dashboard safe to install?
dashboard scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install dashboard?
- 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/kyso1/claude-code-dashboard claude plugin validate ./claude-code-dashboard/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add kyso1/claude-code-dashboard && claude plugin install dashboard@claude-code-dashboard
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs dashboard for you:
Install the "dashboard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/kyso1/claude-code-dashboard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.