What is shell-monitor?
shell-monitor is a Claude Code mod by isaac-pathlab that live output of the background shells Claude starts, in up to 3 stacked windows (the rest queued). It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | isaac-pathlab |
| Repository | isaac-pathlab/claude-monitor |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,470 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #267 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is shell-monitor safe to install?
shell-monitor 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install shell-monitor?
- 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/isaac-pathlab/claude-monitor claude plugin validate ./claude-monitor/shell-monitor
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add isaac-pathlab/claude-monitor && claude plugin install shell-monitor@shell-monitor
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs shell-monitor for you:
Install the "shell-monitor" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/isaac-pathlab/claude-monitor/tree/main/shell-monitor. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- agent-monitor: Live steps of the subagents Claude starts (their text and grouped tool calls), in up to 3 stacked windows (the rest queu (Low risk)