What is probe-runner?
probe-runner is a Claude Code mod by KilimcininKorOglu that for mod development: runs a live check of plugins in a fresh Claude Code session in tmux, types the steps one by one, collects the pane and the transcript, then deletes the temp directory,. It is listed under Interface and has 11 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | KilimcininKorOglu |
| Repository | KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 11 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #487 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #190 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Stars this week | +3 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | /"^mcp__probe-runner__probe$"/ calls |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is probe-runner safe to install?
probe-runner scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 5 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 |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.repo | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install probe-runner?
- 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/KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/plugins/probe-runner
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install probe-runner@kilimcininkoroglu-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs probe-runner for you:
Install the "probe-runner" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods/tree/main/plugins/probe-runner. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- action-pin: After an edit that adds a GitHub Actions step pinned to a tag or a branch, names the commit SHA to write instead, from t (Review before installing)
- ask-autopick: Picks the recommended option of a question that waited unanswered for a set time, so a session you left does not stop. O (Low risk)
- bash-diet: Shrinks each Bash result before the model reads it: per-command filters for git, test runners, linters, package managers (Review before installing)
- bg-tasks: Shows the background shell tasks of the session on the status line or in the shared sidebar, with the oldest one's age, (Low risk)
- bughunt: Runs proof-driven bug hunt rounds with /bughunt: each round proves one bug with a failing command the mod runs itself, f (Review before installing)
- cache-warm: Keeps the 1-hour prompt cache warm for a window you set, or with no end in every session under always, with one cache-sh (Review before installing)
- commit-cadence: Names the uncommitted files to you at the end of each turn, and tells the model at the next prompt to commit each finish (Review before installing)
- config-parse: Parses each JSON, YAML, TOML or .env file an Edit or Write touches, notes a parse error at once instead of at the next b (Review before installing)