What is image-preview?
image-preview is a Claude Code mod by hedingerm that inline image previews in the terminal (Ghostty, kitty): under every image Claude reads, above the prompt for pasted images, and on demand with /img. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | hedingerm |
| Repository | hedingerm/image-preview |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #3,350 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,386 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | Pane, ToolUse, ToolGroup, AbovePrompt |
Is image-preview safe to install?
image-preview scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | 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/hedingerm/image-preview claude plugin validate ./image-preview/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/hedingerm/image-preview && claude --plugin-dir ./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/hedingerm/image-preview. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.