What is glowup?
glowup is a Claude Code mod by NovusEdge that a glow-up for Claude Code: a cockpit pane for changes, subagents and context, an activity band, and shareable themes. It is listed under Context & memory and has 33 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | NovusEdge |
| Repository | NovusEdge/glowup |
| Popularity | 33 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (36/100) |
| Rank | #260 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #27 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +10 |
| Hooks | 18 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane, Spinner, UserMessage, AssistantMessage, ToolUse, ToolResult, CommandOutput |
Is glowup safe to install?
glowup scores 36/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 2 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.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 |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.glowup.divider | |
$.glowup.field | |
$.glowup.meter | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
How do I install glowup?
- 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/NovusEdge/glowup claude plugin validate ./glowup/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add NovusEdge/glowup && claude plugin install glowup@glowup
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs glowup for you:
Install the "glowup" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/NovusEdge/glowup. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.