What is skins?
skins is a Claude Code mod by cGradying. Skins for Claude Code's transcript: themed tool rows, reply gutters and spinner words. /skin swaps them live. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | cGradying |
| Repository | cGradying/claude-code-cockpit |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,888 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,198 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | /"^mcp__skins__design$"/ calls, classic hooks, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, ToolUse, ToolGroup, ToolResult, UserMessage, AssistantMessage, Spinner, TurnDuration, AbovePrompt, AskUserQuestion |
Is skins safe to install?
skins scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install skins?
- 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/cGradying/claude-code-cockpit claude plugin validate ./claude-code-cockpit/skins
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add cGradying/claude-code-cockpit && claude plugin install skins@janvin-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs skins for you:
Install the "skins" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/cGradying/claude-code-cockpit/tree/main/skins. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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