What is tabby?
tabby is a Claude Code mod by alexskvo10 that a calm dashboard above the prompt: context and rate limits with forecasts, git and PR checks, tests, focus, a mini TODO and Tabby the cat. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | alexskvo10 |
| Repository | alexskvo10/claude-tabby |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #1,470 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #265 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, TodoWrite calls, every prompt, every tool call, mcp__tabby__todo calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is tabby safe to install?
tabby scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| 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 |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.repo | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install tabby?
- 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/alexskvo10/claude-tabby claude plugin validate ./claude-tabby/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add alexskvo10/claude-tabby && claude plugin install tabby@tabby
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs tabby for you:
Install the "tabby" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/alexskvo10/claude-tabby. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.