What is path-shorten?
path-shorten is a Claude Code mod by baselane-sh that tool rows draw long absolute file paths shorter: the project root as ./ and your home folder as ~. Display only; Bash commands are drawn as they ran. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | baselane-sh |
| Repository | baselane-sh/mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #1,608 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #641 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 1 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | ToolUse |
Is path-shorten safe to install?
path-shorten scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. It passed 7 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.session.root | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install path-shorten?
- 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/baselane-sh/mods claude plugin validate ./mods/plugins/path-shorten
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add baselane-sh/mods && claude plugin install path-shorten@baselane-mods-dev
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs path-shorten for you:
Install the "path-shorten" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/baselane-sh/mods/tree/main/plugins/path-shorten. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from baselane-sh/mods
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- achievements: Unlocks eight badges once each (first session, first green test run, 100 and 1,000 tool calls, 7-day streak, 10 blocked (Low risk)
- agent-firewall: A live pane of every tool call the agent makes: green when it ran, red when it was blocked, with counters. Open it with (Low risk)
- ahead-behind: A band above the prompt with the commits ahead and behind the upstream (↑2 ↓1), read with git status after each Bash cal (Low risk)
- audit-pack: Three read-only audit commands in one mod: /secret-scan, /conflicts and /licenses. They read git, project files and depe (Low risk)
- authors: Adds /authors: the top 15 contributors by commit count with their last commit date, from git log. Names only, never emai (Low risk)
- auto-format: Runs your project's own formatter on each file Claude writes or edits, only when the project has a formatter config, and (Low risk)
- auto-lint: Runs your project's own linter fix (eslint, ruff or golangci-lint) on each file Claude writes or edits, only when the pr (Low risk)
- band-pack: The first six Baselane band meters in one row above the prompt: session cost, lattes, context bar, today's spend, the fo (Low risk)