What is image-view?
image-view is a Claude Code mod by jarrodwatts that see the images you paste into Claude Code: thumbnails above the prompt instead of bare [Image #1] tags. It is listed under Interface and has 238 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | jarrodwatts |
| Repository | jarrodwatts/claude-image-view |
| Popularity | 238 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #87 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #19 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Stars this week | +31 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is image-view safe to install?
image-view 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.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install image-view?
- 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/jarrodwatts/claude-image-view claude plugin validate ./claude-image-view/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-image-view && claude plugin install image-view@claude-image-view
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs image-view for you:
Install the "image-view" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-image-view. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.