What is qa-guide?
qa-guide is a Claude Code mod by aieo-product that shows Claude's questions in a side pane with context, option details, an AI explanation and answer history; also explains questions Claude asks in plain text. It is listed under Context & memory and has 12 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | aieo-product |
| Repository | aieo-product/claude_qamods |
| Popularity | 12 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #434 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #47 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | AskUserQuestion calls, every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is qa-guide safe to install?
qa-guide scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.scroll | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install qa-guide?
- 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/aieo-product/claude_qamods claude plugin validate ./claude_qamods/plugins/qa-guide
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add aieo-product/claude_qamods && claude plugin install qa-guide@claude-qamods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs qa-guide for you:
Install the "qa-guide" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/aieo-product/claude_qamods/tree/main/plugins/qa-guide. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.