What is visual-companions?
visual-companions is a Claude Code mod by YiftachCohen that draws agent ```viz blocks as compact visuals, keeps the latest headline above the prompt, /catchup shows recent ones. Costs the model ~400 cached prompt tokens + ~80 per visual. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | YiftachCohen |
| Repository | YiftachCohen/visual-companions |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #2,404 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #406 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, compaction, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, AssistantMessage, Pane |
Is visual-companions safe to install?
visual-companions scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install visual-companions?
- 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/YiftachCohen/visual-companions claude plugin validate ./visual-companions/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add YiftachCohen/visual-companions && claude plugin install visual-companions@visual-companions
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs visual-companions for you:
Install the "visual-companions" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/YiftachCohen/visual-companions. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.