What is ember?
ember is a Claude Code mod by nickdemari that follows what you and Claude are doing: says the step in the spinner line, whose move it is above the prompt, and chimes when it's yours. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | nickdemari |
| Repository | nickdemari/ember |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #4,139 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,714 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-03 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Spinner, AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is ember safe to install?
ember scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install ember?
- 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/nickdemari/ember claude plugin validate ./ember/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/nickdemari/ember && claude --plugin-dir ./ember/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ember for you:
Install the "ember" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/nickdemari/ember. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.