What is thoughts?
thoughts is a Claude Code mod by teambrilliant that a pane into the work: plan progress from thoughts/ and the session's pinned ★ views. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | teambrilliant |
| Repository | teambrilliant/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #4,783 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,959 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, Edit calls, Read calls, Write calls |
| Draws on | AssistantMessage, Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is thoughts safe to install?
thoughts scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install thoughts?
- 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/teambrilliant/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/mods/thoughts
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/teambrilliant/claude-code-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-mods/mods/thoughts
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs thoughts for you:
Install the "thoughts" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/teambrilliant/claude-code-mods/tree/main/mods/thoughts. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.