What is now-doing?
now-doing is a Claude Code mod by joanvelja that a briefing card above the prompt: the session's state and how long it has held, its mission, the open asks it is waiting on you for (kept until a quoted reply closes them), what is burning. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | joanvelja |
| Repository | joanvelja/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,594 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #390 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, every prompt |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is now-doing safe to install?
now-doing scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install now-doing?
- 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/joanvelja/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/now-doing
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add joanvelja/claude-mods && claude plugin install now-doing@joan-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs now-doing for you:
Install the "now-doing" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/joanvelja/claude-mods/tree/main/now-doing. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.