What is headway?
headway is a Claude Code mod by atharv6f that goal, task and agent progress above the Claude Code prompt — zero setup. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | atharv6f |
| Repository | atharv6f/headway |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #1,482 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #127 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Hooks | 13 events |
| Sees | Agent calls, ExitPlanMode calls, TaskCreate|TaskUpdate|TodoWrite calls, Workflow calls, classic hooks, every prompt, mcp__headway__headway calls, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt|Pane, ToolUse|ToolResult |
Is headway safe to install?
headway scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.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 |
How do I install headway?
- 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/atharv6f/headway claude plugin validate ./headway/plugin
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add atharv6f/headway && claude plugin install headway@headway
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs headway for you:
Install the "headway" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/atharv6f/headway/tree/main/plugin. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.