What is techno?
techno is a Claude Code mod by ruslanshchuchkin that a long techno set above your chat box: three drops, auto mixing into the next track, favorites, Mac media keys. Claude changes it from chat. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ruslanshchuchkin |
| Repository | ruslanshchuchkin/claude-techno-mod |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #1,382 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #541 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every prompt, mcp__techno__jam calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is techno safe to install?
techno scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install techno?
- 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/ruslanshchuchkin/claude-techno-mod claude plugin validate ./claude-techno-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ruslanshchuchkin/claude-techno-mod && claude plugin install techno@techno-mod
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs techno for you:
Install the "techno" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ruslanshchuchkin/claude-techno-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.