What is session-nametag?
session-nametag is a Claude Code mod by lperezmo that names and colors each Claude Code session when it starts (folder, branch, instance number, machine, model, start time), so many sessions are easy to tell apart. /nametag picks the style. It is listed under Git & CI and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | lperezmo |
| Repository | lperezmo/session-nametag |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,830 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #268 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is session-nametag safe to install?
session-nametag scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.repo | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.turns | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install session-nametag?
- 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/lperezmo/session-nametag claude plugin validate ./session-nametag/plugins/session-nametag
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add lperezmo/session-nametag && claude plugin install session-nametag@session-nametag
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs session-nametag for you:
Install the "session-nametag" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/lperezmo/session-nametag/tree/main/plugins/session-nametag. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.