What is quickbar?
quickbar is a Claude Code mod by hugoamadio that big, colorful, configurable buttons above the Claude Code prompt. Buttons and nested selects from one JSON file write (or send) your prompts. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | hugoamadio |
| Repository | hugoamadio/claude-quickbar |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #3,374 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,398 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is quickbar safe to install?
quickbar scores 60/100 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 4 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 |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install quickbar?
- 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/hugoamadio/claude-quickbar claude plugin validate ./claude-quickbar/plugins/quickbar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add hugoamadio/claude-quickbar && claude plugin install quickbar@claude-quickbar
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs quickbar for you:
Install the "quickbar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/hugoamadio/claude-quickbar/tree/main/plugins/quickbar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.