What is sotto?
sotto is a Claude Code mod by chadboyda that full-duplex voice conversation with your running Claude Code session, powered by OpenAI gpt-live-1. Toggle with /talk. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | chadboyda |
| Repository | chadboyda/sotto |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,714 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #692 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 25 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is sotto safe to install?
sotto scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.append | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.version | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.notice | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install sotto?
- 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/chadboyda/sotto claude plugin validate ./sotto/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add chadboyda/sotto && claude plugin install sotto@sotto
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs sotto for you:
Install the "sotto" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/chadboyda/sotto. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.