What is dev-servers?
dev-servers is a Claude Code mod by daviddecorso that runs each repo's dev servers as named services on fixed ports, with a pane, filtered log reads and start/stop tools for the model. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | daviddecorso |
| Repository | daviddecorso/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #2,994 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,248 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, mcp__dev-servers__dev_list calls, mcp__dev-servers__dev_logs calls, mcp__dev-servers__dev_restart calls, mcp__dev-servers__dev_start calls, mcp__dev-servers__dev_stop calls |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is dev-servers safe to install?
dev-servers scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install dev-servers?
- 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/daviddecorso/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/dev-servers
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add daviddecorso/claude-mods && claude plugin install dev-servers@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs dev-servers for you:
Install the "dev-servers" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/daviddecorso/claude-mods/tree/main/dev-servers. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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