What is env?
env is a Claude Code mod by davekiss that edit .env files in a pane inside Claude Code. Claude manages keys and asks you for values without ever seeing them. It is listed under Interface and has 4 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | davekiss |
| Repository | davekiss/env |
| Popularity | 4 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #728 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #268 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every tool call, mcp__env__copy calls, mcp__env__generate calls, mcp__env__list calls, mcp__env__pull calls, mcp__env__push calls, mcp__env__remove calls, mcp__env__request calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is env safe to install?
env scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install env?
- 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/davekiss/env claude plugin validate ./env/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/davekiss/env && claude --plugin-dir ./env/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs env for you:
Install the "env" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/davekiss/env. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.