What is explain-as?
explain-as is a Claude Code mod by Sumit189 that /explain: get answers as ASD-STE100 prose, a diagram, an HTML page, or a 3b1b-style video. It is listed under Interface and has 21 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Sumit189 |
| Repository | Sumit189/explain-claude-mod |
| Popularity | 21 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #320 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #127 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | Edit calls, Write calls, every prompt, mcp__explain-as__show calls |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is explain-as safe to install?
explain-as scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install explain-as?
- 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/Sumit189/explain-claude-mod claude plugin validate ./explain-claude-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Sumit189/explain-claude-mod && claude plugin install explain-as@explain-as
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs explain-as for you:
Install the "explain-as" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Sumit189/explain-claude-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.