What is handily?
handily is a Claude Code mod by niksavis that every handily mod in one install, and /handily to show which mods are installed and loaded. 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 | #4,152 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,719 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | CommandOutput |
Is handily safe to install?
handily 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install handily?
- 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
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add niksavis/handily && claude plugin install handily@niksavis
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs handily for you:
Install the "handily" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/niksavis/handily/tree/main/mods/handily. 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-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-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)