What is plan-progress?
plan-progress is a Claude Code mod by zycck that live plan progress bars above the Claude Code prompt: stages, steps, a pixel fill and soft sounds for decision, error and done. It is listed under While you wait and has 55 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | zycck |
| Repository | zycck/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 55 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | High risk (40/100) |
| Rank | #233 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #4 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Stars this week | +9 |
| Hooks | 16 events |
| Sees | AskUserQuestion calls, ExitPlanMode calls, classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call, mcp__plan-progress__plan_progress calls, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | SessionMode, Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is plan-progress safe to install?
plan-progress scores 40/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.list | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install plan-progress?
- 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/zycck/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/plan-progress
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add zycck/claude-mods && claude plugin install plan-progress@zycck-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs plan-progress for you:
Install the "plan-progress" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/zycck/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/plan-progress. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.