What is english-assistant?
english-assistant is a Claude Code mod by sunwu51 that context-aware Chinese/English translation and draft editing through a local Responses API. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | sunwu51 |
| Repository | sunwu51/english-assistant |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #4,739 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #441 in Context & memory |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is english-assistant safe to install?
english-assistant scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install english-assistant?
- 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/sunwu51/english-assistant claude plugin validate ./english-assistant/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add sunwu51/english-assistant && claude plugin install english-assistant@english-assistant-marketplace
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs english-assistant for you:
Install the "english-assistant" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/sunwu51/english-assistant. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.