What is spotify-mod?
spotify-mod is a Claude Code mod by hemanth that listen to Spotify inside Claude Code — inline mini status bar, sidebar player with album cover, popup window, Spotify login, and voice search. It is listed under While you wait and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | hemanth |
| Repository | hemanth/spotify-mod |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #1,821 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #63 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, mcp__spotify-mod__spotify_player calls |
| Draws on | Spinner, AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is spotify-mod safe to install?
spotify-mod scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 6 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 |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install spotify-mod?
- 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/hemanth/spotify-mod claude plugin validate ./spotify-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add hemanth/spotify-mod && claude plugin install spotify-mod@spotify-mod
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs spotify-mod for you:
Install the "spotify-mod" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/hemanth/spotify-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.