What is handily-simple-view?
handily-simple-view is a Claude Code mod by niksavis that 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 output, /simple to switch it and /simple show to print a call in full. 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 | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #4,157 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,724 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | ToolGroup, ToolUse|ToolResult |
Is handily-simple-view safe to install?
handily-simple-view scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install handily-simple-view?
- 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-simple-view
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add niksavis/handily && claude plugin install handily-simple-view@niksavis
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs handily-simple-view for you:
Install the "handily-simple-view" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/niksavis/handily/tree/main/mods/handily-simple-view. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from niksavis/handily
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- handily-board: A board with two tabs: this session shows the task list that Claude and you share, and this machine shows every local se (Review before installing)
- 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-workitems: Provider of one typed work item list over any tracker, for other handily mods. (Review before installing)