What is witness?
witness is a Claude Code mod by Xabilimon1 that a live view of Claude's work: the goal, a ribbon of what it spent its time on, what it is doing now, and each step marked proven, unproven, stale or flagged. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Xabilimon1 |
| Repository | Xabilimon1/emcc-claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #2,398 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,003 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is witness safe to install?
witness 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.emcc.badge | |
$.emcc.evidenceSince | |
$.emcc.flagsSince | |
$.emcc.isHalted | |
$.emcc.kindsOf | |
$.emcc.profile | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install witness?
- 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/Xabilimon1/emcc-claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./emcc-claude-code-mods/mods/witness
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Xabilimon1/emcc-claude-code-mods && claude plugin install witness@emcc
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs witness for you:
Install the "witness" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Xabilimon1/emcc-claude-code-mods/tree/main/mods/witness. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from Xabilimon1/emcc-claude-code-mods
This repository has 5 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- emcc-core: EMCC's shared base: the $.emcc noun (evidence of tests, builds, lints and edits; badges; profile; kill switch) and one s (Low risk)
- goalpost-guard: Stops Claude from passing a check by lowering the bar: weakened or deleted tests, new suppressions, relaxed config, soft (Low risk)
- headspace: What Claude carries, in colour: a bar above the prompt with system, rules, conversation and large tool results, and a pa (Review before installing)
- headspace-cut: headspace's companion: answers the compactions headspace starts, replacing the marked tool results with one line each an (Low risk)