What is vim?
vim is a Claude Code mod by thefuga that a vim command line for Claude Code: :w and :e keep a draft per session, :q quits (! to force), and any other name runs that slash command, with Tab completion. Opened by the focus chord. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | thefuga |
| Repository | thefuga/claude-x |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #4,814 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,970 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | classic hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is vim safe to install?
vim scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.turns | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.turn.abort | drives Claude |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install vim?
- 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/thefuga/claude-x claude plugin validate ./claude-x/mods/vim
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add thefuga/claude-x && claude plugin install vim@claude-x
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs vim for you:
Install the "vim" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/thefuga/claude-x/tree/main/mods/vim. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from thefuga/claude-x
This repository has 6 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- attachments: The draft's attachments as chips above the prompt: each pasted picture, pasted text, @-mentioned file or folder and, wit (Review before installing)
- issues: Finds the repository's GitHub issues as @# is typed in the prompt, as opencode.vim does: a list above the prompt filtere (Review before installing)
- statusline: A vim-style status bar in the Claude Code footer: editor mode, permission mode, model, effort, git state, usage and curs (Review before installing)
- stfu: Drops the whimsical word from the line that runs while Claude works and from the one that closes a turn, leaving the ela (Low risk)
- syntax: Colors the prompt's draft as it is typed: its markdown, the code in its fences, and in shell mode the command. (Low risk)