What is terminal-distant?
terminal-distant is a Claude Code mod by tibzejoker that a terminal in a panel: from the desktop client, VS Code or your phone in Remote Control, run commands on the session's machine and attach the output to your next message. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tibzejoker |
| Repository | tibzejoker/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #4,838 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,977 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is terminal-distant safe to install?
terminal-distant scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install terminal-distant?
- 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/tibzejoker/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/terminal-distant
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tibzejoker/claude-mods && claude plugin install terminal-distant@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs terminal-distant for you:
Install the "terminal-distant" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/tibzejoker/claude-mods/tree/main/terminal-distant. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- recap: /recap: a summary of the session (done, in progress, left) in a panel, ready to paste into a log (Low risk)
- vignettes: Thumbnails in the terminal of the images Claude reads or shares (Read, SendUserFile, MCP screenshots), and a /gallery vi (Review before installing)