What is sidechat?
sidechat is a Claude Code mod by gabedeluna that a side panel for questions about the current session: it reads the conversation from cache, looks things up read-only, recaps, says what the main thread is doing, draws diagrams as. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | gabedeluna |
| Repository | gabedeluna/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #3,248 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #593 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is sidechat safe to install?
sidechat 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 |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
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.write | writes files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.scroll | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install sidechat?
- 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/gabedeluna/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/sidechat
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add gabedeluna/claude-mods && claude plugin install sidechat@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs sidechat for you:
Install the "sidechat" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/gabedeluna/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/sidechat. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from gabedeluna/claude-mods
This repository has 2 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
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