What is sessions-sidebar?
sessions-sidebar is a Claude Code mod by narley that sidebar listing every Claude Code session open on this machine. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | narley |
| Repository | narley/sessions-sidebar |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #4,086 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,694 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | Bash calls |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is sessions-sidebar safe to install?
sessions-sidebar scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 3 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 |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.notify | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
$.ui.view | draws interface |
How do I install sessions-sidebar?
- 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/narley/sessions-sidebar claude plugin validate ./sessions-sidebar/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/narley/sessions-sidebar && claude --plugin-dir ./sessions-sidebar/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs sessions-sidebar for you:
Install the "sessions-sidebar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/narley/sessions-sidebar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.