What is lens?
lens is a Claude Code mod by DanielGarcia-Carrillo that sorts each of Claude's replies into what's in progress, what needs you and what got done, in a side pane and in place in the transcript. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | DanielGarcia-Carrillo |
| Repository | DanielGarcia-Carrillo/claude-improvements |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,983 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,243 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AssistantMessage, Pane |
Is lens safe to install?
lens scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install lens?
- 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/DanielGarcia-Carrillo/claude-improvements claude plugin validate ./claude-improvements/mods/lens
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/DanielGarcia-Carrillo/claude-improvements && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-improvements/mods/lens
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs lens for you:
Install the "lens" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/DanielGarcia-Carrillo/claude-improvements/tree/main/mods/lens. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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