What is read?
read is a Claude Code mod by paulpwo. Reads Claude's last response aloud: natural edge-tts voices (free, no API key) with an offline fallback to the OS voice, plus pause and stop buttons. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | paulpwo |
| Repository | paulpwo/claude-read |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #4,259 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,758 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | mcp__read__speak calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is read safe to install?
read 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 | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install read?
- 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/paulpwo/claude-read claude plugin validate ./claude-read/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add paulpwo/claude-read && claude plugin install read@claude-read
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs read for you:
Install the "read" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/paulpwo/claude-read. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.