What is tower?
tower is a Claude Code mod by alaturqua that a web cockpit and a /tower pane over every Claude Code agent across your repos: see who needs you, approve and answer, send prompts and slash commands, start workstreams in git worktrees,. It is listed under Git & CI and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | alaturqua |
| Repository | alaturqua/tower-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #1,465 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #89 in Git & CI |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Hooks | 14 events |
| Sees | AskUserQuestion calls, classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is tower safe to install?
tower scores 48/100 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 3 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.repo | |
$.session.send | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install tower?
- 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/alaturqua/tower-mods claude plugin validate ./tower-mods/plugins/tower
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add alaturqua/tower-mods && claude plugin install tower@tower
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs tower for you:
Install the "tower" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/alaturqua/tower-mods/tree/main/plugins/tower. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.