What is paste-peek?
paste-peek is a Claude Code mod by nokiy that see the images you paste into the prompt, in real pixels, right above it: switch between them with ⌥←/⌥→, zoom one with ⌥↑, open it in a side pane with ⌥↓. macOS, foreground Ghostty or. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | nokiy |
| Repository | nokiy/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #4,169 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #119 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is paste-peek safe to install?
paste-peek scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.id | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install paste-peek?
- 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/nokiy/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/plugins/paste-peek
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/nokiy/claude-code-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-mods/plugins/paste-peek
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs paste-peek for you:
Install the "paste-peek" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/nokiy/claude-code-mods/tree/main/plugins/paste-peek. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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