What is terminal-tab-title?
terminal-tab-title is a Claude Code mod by mtami that names the terminal tab your coding agent runs in from your first prompt: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and opencode, across tmux, zellij, screen, herdr, WezTerm, kitty, Konsole,. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mtami |
| Repository | mtami/terminal-tab-title |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #4,049 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #318 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is terminal-tab-title safe to install?
terminal-tab-title scores 60/100 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 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install terminal-tab-title?
- 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/mtami/terminal-tab-title claude plugin validate ./terminal-tab-title/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add mtami/terminal-tab-title && claude plugin install terminal-tab-title@terminal-tab-title
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs terminal-tab-title for you:
Install the "terminal-tab-title" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mtami/terminal-tab-title. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.