What is workbench?
workbench is a Claude Code mod by eascendco that your current task above the prompt and a Workbench side pane: the task and its work items, what Claude is reading and editing, git status, file search and a file tree. Tasks are plain. It is listed under Git & CI and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | eascendco |
| Repository | eascendco/workbench |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #3,125 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #226 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 16 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call, mcp__workbench__work_items calls, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is workbench safe to install?
workbench scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | 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/eascendco/workbench claude plugin validate ./workbench/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add eascendco/workbench && claude plugin install workbench@eascend
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/eascendco/workbench. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.