What is task-progress?
task-progress is a Claude Code mod by genail that live progress bars above the prompt for background shells and subagents. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | genail |
| Repository | genail/genail-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,267 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #253 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, classic hooks, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is task-progress safe to install?
task-progress scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 7 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 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install task-progress?
- 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/genail/genail-mods claude plugin validate ./genail-mods/task-progress
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add genail/genail-mods && claude plugin install task-progress@genail-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs task-progress for you:
Install the "task-progress" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/genail/genail-mods/tree/main/task-progress. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.