What is desk-look?
desk-look is a Claude Code mod by KyongSik-Yoon that claude Code mod that redraws the terminal transcript to look like the Code tab of the Claude desktop app: prompt bubbles, markdown tables, mermaid diagrams, folded tool calls, agent cards,. It is listed under Context & memory and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | KyongSik-Yoon |
| Repository | KyongSik-Yoon/cc-desktop-mod |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #1,205 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #126 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | ? calls, AskUserQuestion calls, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | UserMessage, AssistantMessage, ToolUse, ToolResult, ToolGroup, Spinner, SessionMode, CommandOutput, PromptHint, AbovePrompt, TurnDuration, Pane |
Is desk-look safe to install?
desk-look scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.mcp.call | calls MCP servers |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.tool.check | |
$.tool.list | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
How do I install desk-look?
- 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/KyongSik-Yoon/cc-desktop-mod claude plugin validate ./cc-desktop-mod/desk-look
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add KyongSik-Yoon/cc-desktop-mod && claude plugin install desk-look@cc-desktop-mod
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs desk-look for you:
Install the "desk-look" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/KyongSik-Yoon/cc-desktop-mod/tree/main/desk-look. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.