What is while-you-wait?
while-you-wait is a Claude Code mod by xyzbuilds that while Claude works, the side panel lists what you can do meanwhile on GitHub: pull requests waiting for your review (with the diff and a quick pre-review), your own pull requests that need. It is listed under Git & CI and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | xyzbuilds |
| Repository | xyzbuilds/while-you-wait |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #5,170 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #369 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is while-you-wait safe to install?
while-you-wait scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. It passed 6 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install while-you-wait?
- 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/xyzbuilds/while-you-wait claude plugin validate ./while-you-wait/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/xyzbuilds/while-you-wait && claude --plugin-dir ./while-you-wait/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs while-you-wait for you:
Install the "while-you-wait" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/xyzbuilds/while-you-wait. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.