What is what-what-what?
what-what-what is a Claude Code mod by nickohold that keeps three lines in a band above the prompt: what Claude is doing right now, for what higher goal, and what it needs from you. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | nickohold |
| Repository | nickohold/what-what-what |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #4,141 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,716 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | AssistantMessage, AbovePrompt |
Is what-what-what safe to install?
what-what-what scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.session.surfaces | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install what-what-what?
- 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/nickohold/what-what-what claude plugin validate ./what-what-what/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add nickohold/what-what-what && claude plugin install what-what-what@what-what-what
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs what-what-what for you:
Install the "what-what-what" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/nickohold/what-what-what. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.