What is workflow-watch?
workflow-watch is a Claude Code mod by alonbaron that live view of a running Workflow: each stage as it starts and finishes, with what it is doing right now, in a pane, a band above the prompt and the status line. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 12 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | alonbaron |
| Repository | alonbaron/claude-skills |
| Popularity | 12 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #436 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #49 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is workflow-watch safe to install?
workflow-watch scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | 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 workflow-watch?
- 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/alonbaron/claude-skills claude plugin validate ./claude-skills/mods/workflow-watch
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add alonbaron/claude-skills && claude plugin install workflow-watch@alonbaron
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs workflow-watch for you:
Install the "workflow-watch" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/alonbaron/claude-skills/tree/main/mods/workflow-watch. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.