What is handily-board?
handily-board is a Claude Code mod by niksavis that a board with two tabs: this session shows the task list that Claude and you share, and this machine shows every local session, the ones that wait for you first. /board opens it, and four. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | niksavis |
| Repository | niksavis/handily |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,153 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,720 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 12 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call, mcp__handily-board__task_add calls, mcp__handily-board__task_list calls, mcp__handily-board__task_move calls, mcp__handily-board__task_update calls, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | ToolUse|ToolResult, Pane |
Is handily-board safe to install?
handily-board scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.append | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
$.workitems.lines |
How do I install handily-board?
- 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/niksavis/handily claude plugin validate ./handily/mods/handily-board
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add niksavis/handily && claude plugin install handily-board@niksavis
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs handily-board for you:
Install the "handily-board" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/niksavis/handily/tree/main/mods/handily-board. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from niksavis/handily
This repository has 7 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- handily: Every handily mod in one install, and /handily to show which mods are installed and loaded. (Low risk)
- handily-item-toasts: A toast when a work item changes outside this session, at most one every 30 s. (Low risk)
- handily-quiet-items: One short row in place of each tracker write in the transcript. (Low risk)
- handily-reply-view: Long replies fold to their first lines, tables draw without box lines, each table and code block gets a copy button, and (Low risk)
- handily-simple-view: One short row for each tool call, except a call that asks you or shows you a plan, with buttons to open and copy a Bash (Low risk)
- handily-workitems: Provider of one typed work item list over any tracker, for other handily mods. (Review before installing)