What is taskline?
taskline is a Claude Code mod by pepperonas that live progress of every long-running job above the Claude Code prompt: bars, speed, ETA, stall and crash detection. Jobs report via a one-file JSON protocol (Python helper and CLI included). It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | pepperonas |
| Repository | pepperonas/taskline |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #2,031 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #814 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is taskline safe to install?
taskline scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install taskline?
- 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/pepperonas/taskline claude plugin validate ./taskline/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add pepperonas/taskline && claude plugin install taskline@pepperonas-taskline
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs taskline for you:
Install the "taskline" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/pepperonas/taskline. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.