What is narrator?
narrator is a Claude Code mod by adayarabov that claude talks to you while it works: spoken narration in a browser page, and a voice side chat that answers questions and passes instructions without interrupting the task. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | adayarabov |
| Repository | adayarabov/narrator |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,500 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,053 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, mcp__narrator__say calls |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is narrator safe to install?
narrator scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends data over the network. 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.append | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.turn.abort | drives Claude |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install narrator?
- 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/adayarabov/narrator claude plugin validate ./narrator/plugins/narrator
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add adayarabov/narrator && claude plugin install narrator@narrator
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs narrator for you:
Install the "narrator" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/adayarabov/narrator/tree/main/plugins/narrator. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.