What is img-view?
img-view is a Claude Code mod by liliang-cn that shows images in a pane beside the conversation: real pixels where the terminal draws them, colour block art everywhere else. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | liliang-cn |
| Repository | liliang-cn/aigui |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #3,814 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #112 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is img-view safe to install?
img-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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install img-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/liliang-cn/aigui claude plugin validate ./aigui/mods/img-view
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add liliang-cn/aigui && claude plugin install img-view@aigui
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs img-view for you:
Install the "img-view" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/liliang-cn/aigui/tree/main/mods/img-view. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.