What is sidecast?
sidecast is a Claude Code mod by nmorton13 that a podcast player inside Claude Code: subscribe to feeds, browse episodes in a pane, and play them with a now-playing bar above the prompt. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | nmorton13 |
| Repository | nmorton13/sidecast |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,162 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,726 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | mcp__sidecast__control calls, mcp__sidecast__episode calls, mcp__sidecast__library calls, mcp__sidecast__play calls, mcp__sidecast__queue calls, mcp__sidecast__subscribe calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is sidecast safe to install?
sidecast scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install sidecast?
- 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/nmorton13/sidecast claude plugin validate ./sidecast/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add nmorton13/sidecast && claude plugin install sidecast@sidecast
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs sidecast for you:
Install the "sidecast" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/nmorton13/sidecast. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.