What is sidebar?
sidebar is a Claude Code mod by llkhacquan that shows every live Claude Code session as a card in a side pane: title, status, current tool, git branch, model, context use and a last-turn recap. No tmux or daemon needed; in tmux a card's. It is listed under Context & memory and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | llkhacquan |
| Repository | llkhacquan/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,940 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #193 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 15 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is sidebar safe to install?
sidebar scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| 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 | |
$.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 |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install 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/llkhacquan/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/sidebar
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add llkhacquan/claude-mods && claude plugin install sidebar@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs sidebar for you:
Install the "sidebar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/llkhacquan/claude-mods/tree/master/plugins/sidebar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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