What is workbench?
workbench is a Claude Code mod by harshitmywork17 that one workspace for watching and understanding Claude's work: a one-line band above the prompt and a pane with Now, Changes (file diffstat, changed functions, highlighted diffs, replay),. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | harshitmywork17 |
| Repository | harshitmywork17/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #3,341 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #615 in Cost & usage |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is workbench safe to install?
workbench 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 |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.selection | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install workbench?
- 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/harshitmywork17/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/workbench
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add harshitmywork17/claude-mods && claude plugin install workbench@harshit-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs workbench for you:
Install the "workbench" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/harshitmywork17/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/workbench. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- blast-radius: Catches risky shell commands (rm -rf, git reset --hard, force push, ...) before they run, forces a permission prompt, an (Low risk)
- changed-files: A live sidebar of every file Claude touched this session, with +/- line counts. (Low risk)
- codebase-atlas: Understand a codebase visually: a live architecture map that lights up as Claude reads and edits, a call graph explorer, (Low risk)
- crew: Agents side pane: every subagent as a little pixel crew member with its model, effort, context, tokens, cost and time; r (Low risk)
- diff-minimap: A thin minimap strip beside each Edit and Write in the transcript: green, red and yellow ticks show where in the file th (Low risk)
- fork-explorer: Ask "what if..." in a side pane: a side question over the current session returns 2-3 alternative approaches side by sid (Low risk)
- mission-control: Live view of what Claude is executing: every tool call with its input, output and status, subagents in their own lanes, (Low risk)
- replay-theater: Records every file edit Claude makes in a turn; /replay steps through the diffs one at a time in a docked pane. (Low risk)