What is desktop-look?
desktop-look is a Claude Code mod by KyongSik-Yoon that make the terminal transcript look like the Claude Code apps: your prompts beside an orange bar, tool calls as one line with a state mark, lists set in with bullets, the text between tool. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | KyongSik-Yoon |
| Repository | KyongSik-Yoon/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #1,206 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #463 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | compaction, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, UserMessage, AssistantMessage, ToolUse, ToolResult, ToolGroup |
Is desktop-look safe to install?
desktop-look scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install desktop-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/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/desktop-look
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add KyongSik-Yoon/claude-mods && claude plugin install desktop-look@kyongsik-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs desktop-look for you:
Install the "desktop-look" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/KyongSik-Yoon/claude-mods/tree/main/desktop-look. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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