What is image-preview?
image-preview is a Claude Code mod by f64991144 that see the images you paste into Claude Code: thumbnails above the prompt instead of bare [Image #N] tags, and click a thumbnail to enlarge it. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | f64991144 |
| Repository | f64991144/claude-image-preview |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #3,175 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,319 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is image-preview safe to install?
image-preview 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install image-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/f64991144/claude-image-preview claude plugin validate ./claude-image-preview/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add f64991144/claude-image-preview && claude plugin install image-preview@claude-image-preview
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs image-preview for you:
Install the "image-preview" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/f64991144/claude-image-preview. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.