What is switchboard?
switchboard is a Claude Code mod by akparhi that shared Switchboard gateway, setup, status and reversible Claude startup integration. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | akparhi |
| Repository | akparhi/context-engineering |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,532 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,062 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 14 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is switchboard safe to install?
switchboard scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install switchboard?
- 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/akparhi/context-engineering claude plugin validate ./context-engineering/plugins/switchboard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add akparhi/context-engineering && claude plugin install switchboard@akparhi
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs switchboard for you:
Install the "switchboard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/akparhi/context-engineering/tree/main/plugins/switchboard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.