What is echo-widget?
echo-widget is a Claude Code mod by echo724 that widgets above the prompt, each in its own box and switched on or off by a command: a pomodoro timer, a calendar and the context window as Tetris. It is listed under Games and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | echo724 |
| Repository | echo724/echo-claude-mod |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Games |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,762 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #38 in Games |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | compaction |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is echo-widget safe to install?
echo-widget scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 no processes | Pass |
| 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install echo-widget?
- 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/echo724/echo-claude-mod claude plugin validate ./echo-claude-mod/mods/echo-widget
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add echo724/echo-claude-mod && claude plugin install echo-widget@echo-claude-mod
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs echo-widget for you:
Install the "echo-widget" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/echo724/echo-claude-mod/tree/main/mods/echo-widget. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.