What is machine-tag?
machine-tag is a Claude Code mod by Shifty-Eye-Games that prefixes session titles with this machine's emoji tag (💻 MBP, 🪶 Air, 🎮 Rig, 🔥 5090, ⚡ 4090), so pinned and listed sessions show which computer they run on. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Shifty-Eye-Games |
| Repository | Shifty-Eye-Games/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,593 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,881 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | classic hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is machine-tag safe to install?
machine-tag scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 4 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.tool.check |
How do I install machine-tag?
- 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/Shifty-Eye-Games/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/machine-tag
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Shifty-Eye-Games/claude-mods && claude plugin install machine-tag@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs machine-tag for you:
Install the "machine-tag" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Shifty-Eye-Games/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/machine-tag. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from Shifty-Eye-Games/claude-mods
This repository has 4 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- kb-health: KB health in the status line: the kb-intelligence snapshot's verdicts, and whether kb-serve runs the code on disk (Low risk)
- memory-guards: Refuses the footgun commands Claude's memory notes warn about, with the reason and the safe alternative (Low risk)
- pin-everywhere: A pinned session keeps its Remote Control on (reconnected after app restarts) once machine-tag has put the machine icon (Low risk)