What is plain-view?
plain-view is a Claude Code mod by ice-lfernandes that a quiet transcript: tool rows step aside and the agent's plan shows as a card above the prompt, with the current step, progress bars and a summary when the turn ends. It is listed under Context & memory and has 7 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ice-lfernandes |
| Repository | ice-lfernandes/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 7 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #589 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #71 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, AssistantMessage, ToolUse, ToolResult, ToolGroup, PromptHint, CommandOutput, Pane |
Is plain-view safe to install?
plain-view scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables. 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 files or config | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install plain-view?
- 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/ice-lfernandes/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/plain-view
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ice-lfernandes/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install plain-view@lfernandes-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs plain-view for you:
Install the "plain-view" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ice-lfernandes/claude-code-mods/tree/main/plain-view. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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