What is idle-ping?
idle-ping is a Claude Code mod by theagitist that when a turn that did real work ends, ping the user out of band (Telegram if a bot token + TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID are set, else email via CLAUDE_PING_EMAIL + a mailer). It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | theagitist |
| Repository | theagitist/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,806 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #952 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is idle-ping safe to install?
idle-ping scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install idle-ping?
- 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/theagitist/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/idle-ping
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/theagitist/claude-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/idle-ping
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs idle-ping for you:
Install the "idle-ping" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/theagitist/claude-mods/tree/main/idle-ping. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from theagitist/claude-mods
This repository has 5 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- box-status: Status line: which box you're on, the out-of-band ping channel it resolves (telegram/email/none), and whether passwordle (Review before installing)
- dot-guard: Block `git add` of a whole $HOME work-tree (dot add -A/./*), which would stage your entire home directory. (Low risk)
- emdash-watch: Flag em-dashes you introduce into public-facing prose (notes, docs, READMEs, HTML); internal files (CLAUDE.md, memory) a (Low risk)
- home-path-guard: Flag hardcoded user home paths (/home/, /Users/) you write into files; nudge $HOME / ~ instead. Machine-local (*.local.* (Low risk)