What is show-work?
show-work is a Claude Code mod by five82 that shows what Claude is running and adding to the model's context, the way pi does: every tool call on its own row, the end of Bash output, how long each call took, injected context, and a. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | five82 |
| Repository | five82/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,215 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #296 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-03 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call, the system prompt |
| Draws on | ToolGroup, ToolUse, ToolResult, Spinner |
Is show-work safe to install?
show-work scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install show-work?
- 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/five82/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/mods/show-work
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add five82/claude-mods && claude plugin install show-work@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs show-work for you:
Install the "show-work" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/five82/claude-mods/tree/main/mods/show-work. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- pi-prompt: Replaces Claude Code's core system prompt with pi's coding agent prompt; /pi-prompt toggles it, remembered across sessio (Low risk)
- prompt-footer: A minimal footer under the prompt: busy or idle, project directory and git branch, context usage, model and effort. (Review before installing)