What is dictate-cli?
dictate-cli is a Claude Code mod by augbastos that speak to Claude Code instead of typing: a microphone button for Claude Code's native voice dictation. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | augbastos |
| Repository | augbastos/dictate-cli |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #2,674 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,113 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is dictate-cli safe to install?
dictate-cli scores 60/100 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 4 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install dictate-cli?
- 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/augbastos/dictate-cli claude plugin validate ./dictate-cli/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add augbastos/dictate-cli && claude plugin install dictate-cli@dictate-cli
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs dictate-cli for you:
Install the "dictate-cli" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/augbastos/dictate-cli. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.