What is switchboard?
switchboard is a Claude Code mod by ShreyanshPatidar. Switchboard: useful extras for Claude Code, each one a switch. A usage meter above the prompt, an output viewer for long results and images, secret hiding, a stop for repeated failures, a. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ShreyanshPatidar |
| Repository | ShreyanshPatidar/sangamind |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | High risk (32/100) |
| Rank | #4,610 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #485 in Security |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, ToolResult, UserMessage, TurnDuration, AbovePrompt |
Is switchboard safe to install?
switchboard scores 32/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 1 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id |
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/ShreyanshPatidar/sangamind claude plugin validate ./sangamind/switchboard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ShreyanshPatidar/sangamind && claude plugin install switchboard@sangamind
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/ShreyanshPatidar/sangamind/tree/main/switchboard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.