What is delegator?
delegator is a Claude Code mod by hyperbola-bear that every subagent Claude starts waits for your approval: approve, refuse, approve all for the turn, change its model (suggested by the task's complexity) or add a note to its task. A pane. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | hyperbola-bear |
| Repository | hyperbola-bear/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #3,390 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #261 in Agents & automation |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | AskUserQuestion calls, every prompt, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is delegator safe to install?
delegator scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install delegator?
- 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/hyperbola-bear/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/delegator
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add hyperbola-bear/claude-mods && claude plugin install delegator@polar-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs delegator for you:
Install the "delegator" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/hyperbola-bear/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/delegator. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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