What is time-machine?
time-machine is a Claude Code mod by xzwache that every Claude turn becomes a snapshot: review what changed step by step, undo it, or travel back. Local, zero tokens. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | xzwache |
| Repository | xzwache/claude-time-machine |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #2,400 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #405 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, Edit calls, NotebookEdit calls, Write calls, every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is time-machine safe to install?
time-machine scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; 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 files or config | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.version | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install time-machine?
- 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/xzwache/claude-time-machine claude plugin validate ./claude-time-machine/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add xzwache/claude-time-machine && claude plugin install time-machine@claude-time-machine
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs time-machine for you:
Install the "time-machine" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/xzwache/claude-time-machine. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.