What is progress-pulse?
progress-pulse is a Claude Code mod by jgilb17 that a live, colorful progress bar for whatever this session is working on: a band above the prompt, a full /progress pane, and a celebration every time a task lands. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | jgilb17 |
| Repository | jgilb17/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #3,555 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,483 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | TaskCreate calls, TaskUpdate calls, TodoWrite calls, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is progress-pulse safe to install?
progress-pulse scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.append | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install progress-pulse?
- 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/jgilb17/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/progress-pulse
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add jgilb17/claude-mods && claude plugin install progress-pulse@joshua-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs progress-pulse for you:
Install the "progress-pulse" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/jgilb17/claude-mods/tree/main/progress-pulse. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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