What is editor-context?
editor-context is a Claude Code mod by talbarina that shows the file and lines you have selected in Cursor or VS Code above the Claude Code prompt in the desktop app, and quietly tells Claude what you're looking at with each message. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | talbarina |
| Repository | talbarina/claude-editor-context |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #4,768 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #445 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | UserMessage, AbovePrompt |
Is editor-context safe to install?
editor-context scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.turns | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install editor-context?
- 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/talbarina/claude-editor-context claude plugin validate ./claude-editor-context/plugins/editor-context
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add talbarina/claude-editor-context && claude plugin install editor-context@talbarina
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs editor-context for you:
Install the "editor-context" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/talbarina/claude-editor-context/tree/main/plugins/editor-context. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.