What is image-diet?
image-diet is a Claude Code mod by sergical that shrinks large images from Read and MCP tools before they enter Claude's context. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | sergical |
| Repository | sergical/claude-plugins |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,567 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #422 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 1 events |
| Sees | Read calls, every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is image-diet safe to install?
image-diet scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. 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 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 |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
How do I install image-diet?
- 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/sergical/claude-plugins claude plugin validate ./claude-plugins/plugins/image-diet
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add sergical/claude-plugins && claude plugin install image-diet@sergical
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs image-diet for you:
Install the "image-diet" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/sergical/claude-plugins/tree/main/plugins/image-diet. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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