What is outage-widget?
outage-widget is a Claude Code mod by oMaN-Rod that when a push or install fails on the network, checks the provider's status page and says whether GitHub, npm, PyPI or crates.io reports an incident. It is listed under Git & CI and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | oMaN-Rod |
| Repository | oMaN-Rod/claude-code-widgets |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #908 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #49 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Stars this week | +2 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt, PromptHint |
Is outage-widget safe to install?
outage-widget scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
$.widgets.card |
How do I install outage-widget?
- 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/oMaN-Rod/claude-code-widgets claude plugin validate ./claude-code-widgets/plugins/outage-widget
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add oMaN-Rod/claude-code-widgets && claude plugin install outage-widget@claude-code-widgets
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs outage-widget for you:
Install the "outage-widget" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/oMaN-Rod/claude-code-widgets/tree/main/plugins/outage-widget. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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