What is session-timer?
session-timer is a Claude Code mod by sebastianhuus that session countdown with Pomodoro-style legs: status line, hidden time line for Claude, sound and toast at leg boundaries, leg log. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | sebastianhuus |
| Repository | sebastianhuus/claude-session-timer |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #4,558 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #139 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is session-timer safe to install?
session-timer scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install session-timer?
- 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/sebastianhuus/claude-session-timer claude plugin validate ./claude-session-timer/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add sebastianhuus/claude-session-timer && claude plugin install session-timer@session-timer
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs session-timer for you:
Install the "session-timer" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/sebastianhuus/claude-session-timer. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.