What is textless?
textless is a Claude Code mod by HeyCubit that while Claude works, the chat shows one tall pixel-art card of Clawd instead of every step. Its buttons sit on the card, which minimizes to one line, and under the newest answer; /textless. It is listed under While you wait and has 232 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | HeyCubit |
| Repository | HeyCubit/effortless |
| Popularity | 232 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | High risk (32/100) |
| Rank | #90 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #2 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +106 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt |
| Draws on | ToolUse, ToolGroup, Pane, UserMessage, AssistantMessage, CommandOutput, AbovePrompt |
Is textless safe to install?
textless scores 32/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 1 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id |
How do I install textless?
- 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/HeyCubit/effortless claude plugin validate ./effortless/textless/plugin
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add HeyCubit/effortless && claude plugin install textless@heycubit
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs textless for you:
Install the "textless" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/HeyCubit/effortless/tree/main/textless/plugin. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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