What is polaroid?
polaroid is a Claude Code mod by ersinkoc that kOZMOS Polaroid: /polaroid snapshots the session as a self-contained dark-neon HTML report in .kozmos/reports: model, duration, cost, tokens, context peak, rate limits, tool calls by. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 13 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ersinkoc |
| Repository | ersinkoc/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 13 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #401 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #71 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is polaroid safe to install?
polaroid scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: writes files or config. 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 files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.session.version | |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
How do I install polaroid?
- 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/ersinkoc/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/mods/polaroid
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ersinkoc/claude-mods && claude plugin install polaroid@kozmos
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs polaroid for you:
Install the "polaroid" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ersinkoc/claude-mods/tree/main/mods/polaroid. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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