What is html-preview?
html-preview is a Claude Code mod by JAICHANGPARK that shows HTML files Claude writes (or /preview ) like a browser: terminal-browser when installed, else a built-in Chrome-rendered pane. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | JAICHANGPARK |
| Repository | JAICHANGPARK/html-preview |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #3,503 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,457 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is html-preview safe to install?
html-preview scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 5 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.browser.open | |
$.clock.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install html-preview?
- 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/JAICHANGPARK/html-preview claude plugin validate ./html-preview/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add JAICHANGPARK/html-preview && claude plugin install html-preview@html-preview
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs html-preview for you:
Install the "html-preview" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/JAICHANGPARK/html-preview. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.