What is tool-waterfall?
tool-waterfall is a Claude Code mod by Broo37 that a pane that charts the tool calls of the turn as bars along its time, like a browser's network tab; opened and closed with /waterfall. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Broo37 |
| Repository | Broo37/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,796 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,161 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is tool-waterfall safe to install?
tool-waterfall 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install tool-waterfall?
- 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/Broo37/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/tool-waterfall
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Broo37/claude-mods && claude plugin install tool-waterfall@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs tool-waterfall for you:
Install the "tool-waterfall" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Broo37/claude-mods/tree/main/tool-waterfall. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from Broo37/claude-mods
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- clean-view: Hides tool calls, diffs and command output while Claude works, and shows the plan as a checklist above the prompt (Low risk)
- fold-view: Folds every tool call in the transcript to one line in plain words, which a click opens to its full output or diff (Low risk)
- message-times: Shows when each prompt you sent was sent, at the right of its row in the transcript (Low risk)
- rainbow-prompt: Colors the prompt box as you type: ticket ids, paths, links, rainbow words, and a red warning on anything that looks lik (Low risk)
- risky-hold: Holds a destructive shell command (recursive delete, git reset --hard, force push, disk or database wipe) until you say (Low risk)
- spinner: Draws the line that moves while Claude works as an equalizer, a rainbow wave, a comet, a game of pong or a face eating a (Low risk)
- status-band: The Awesome Statusline layout in a Status tab of the side pane, its bars upright, or as a band by the prompt: model, git (Review before installing)
- transcript-makeover: Ends every tool row with a check or a red cross and how long the call took, and every turn with a receipt: time, tools, (Low risk)