What is terminal-desk?
terminal-desk is a Claude Code mod by ClariSortAi that session dashboard: a live stats bar above the prompt and a /desk pane for context, cache, subagents, cost, the assumptions Claude is making and the work it puts off. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ClariSortAi |
| Repository | ClariSortAi/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,914 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #509 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is terminal-desk safe to install?
terminal-desk scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 6 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install terminal-desk?
- 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/ClariSortAi/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/terminal-desk
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ClariSortAi/claude-mods && claude plugin install terminal-desk@clarisort-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs terminal-desk for you:
Install the "terminal-desk" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ClariSortAi/claude-mods/tree/main/terminal-desk. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.