What is ruview-live?
ruview-live is a Claude Code mod by ruvnet that ruView live sensing in Claude Code: /ruview opens a pane beside the transcript with three views: an overview of your CSI nodes (ESP32, Realtek) and 60 GHz radar (rates, loss, RSSI,. It is listed under Interface and has 98,518 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ruvnet |
| Repository | ruvnet/RuView |
| Popularity | 98,518 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #1 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +1,187 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is ruview-live safe to install?
ruview-live scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 7 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 |
| 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 | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install ruview-live?
- 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/ruvnet/RuView claude plugin validate ./RuView/harness/ruview/mod
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ruvnet/RuView && claude plugin install ruview-live@ruview
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ruview-live for you:
Install the "ruview-live" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ruvnet/RuView/tree/main/harness/ruview/mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.