What is file-explorer?
file-explorer is a Claude Code mod by tak-kam that a VS Code-style file explorer pane: tree, git decorations, preview and @-mention. It is listed under Git & CI and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tak-kam |
| Repository | tak-kam/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #4,762 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #341 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is file-explorer safe to install?
file-explorer scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.selection | draws interface |
How do I install file-explorer?
- 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/tak-kam/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/file-explorer
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tak-kam/claude-mods && claude plugin install file-explorer@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs file-explorer for you:
Install the "file-explorer" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/tak-kam/claude-mods/tree/main/file-explorer. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from tak-kam/claude-mods
This repository has 2 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- herdr-bridge: Tells herdr what Claude Code is doing and asking: the prompt as the pane's title, the question or permission it waits on (Review before installing)