What is play-button?
play-button is a Claude Code mod by kshitiz-swim that repo-agnostic play/pause button that detects and runs the app, with a hover card of running services. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | kshitiz-swim |
| Repository | kshitiz-swim/claude-plugins |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #3,744 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,557 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is play-button safe to install?
play-button scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
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 |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install play-button?
- 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/kshitiz-swim/claude-plugins claude plugin validate ./claude-plugins/plugins/play-button
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add kshitiz-swim/claude-plugins && claude plugin install play-button@kshitiz-plugins
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs play-button for you:
Install the "play-button" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/kshitiz-swim/claude-plugins/tree/main/plugins/play-button. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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