What is project-tabs?
project-tabs is a Claude Code mod by tripolskiydigital that pinned projects as horizontal tabs in Claude Desktop's Code tab (macOS): project icons, live session status, one click to a project's last session. Reads Claude Desktop's local session. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tripolskiydigital |
| Repository | tripolskiydigital/claude-tabs |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #4,882 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,993 in Interface |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is project-tabs safe to install?
project-tabs scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install project-tabs?
- 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/tripolskiydigital/claude-tabs claude plugin validate ./claude-tabs/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tripolskiydigital/claude-tabs && claude plugin install project-tabs@claude-tabs
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs project-tabs for you:
Install the "project-tabs" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/tripolskiydigital/claude-tabs. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.