What is focus-panel?
focus-panel is a Claude Code mod by pradyb that after each response, a panel above the prompt with what needs you, errors, the next action (with its task id), open to-dos and heads-ups. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | pradyb |
| Repository | pradyb/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #4,320 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,783 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is focus-panel safe to install?
focus-panel scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 6 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install focus-panel?
- 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/pradyb/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/focus-panel
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add pradyb/claude-mods && claude plugin install focus-panel@pradyb-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs focus-panel for you:
Install the "focus-panel" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/pradyb/claude-mods/tree/main/focus-panel. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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This repository has 8 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
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- notify-router: Rules for Claude Code alerts: when one is worth sending (done, blocked, error, usage limits) and where it goes (chime, m (Review before installing)
- read-budget: Stops Claude from re-reading the same large, unchanged file in full again and again in one session: past a limit it is p (Low risk)
- safety-guard: Blocks destructive shell commands and access to secret files (.env, SSH keys, cloud credentials). (Low risk)
- secret-scrub: Catches API keys, tokens and private keys in the prompt you are about to send, and masks or blocks them before they reac (Low risk)
- status-bar: A status bar above the prompt with folder, git branch and state, 5-hour and 7-day usage bars, context with tokens, promp (Review before installing)
- worktree-hints: In a worktree session, tells Claude up front which commands the worktree guard refuses (heredoc and inline-script edits, (Low risk)