What is paste-preview?
paste-preview is a Claude Code mod by alan890104 that see and mark up the images you paste into Claude Code: thumbnails above the prompt and in the transcript, and an editor that opens on paste. It is listed under Interface and has 37 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | alan890104 |
| Repository | alan890104/claude-code-paste-preview |
| Popularity | 37 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #249 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #101 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | UserMessage, AbovePrompt |
Is paste-preview safe to install?
paste-preview scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 files or config | Review |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install paste-preview?
- 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/alan890104/claude-code-paste-preview claude plugin validate ./claude-code-paste-preview/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add alan890104/claude-code-paste-preview && claude plugin install paste-preview@paste-preview
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs paste-preview for you:
Install the "paste-preview" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/alan890104/claude-code-paste-preview. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.