What is youtube-side-player?
youtube-side-player is a Claude Code mod by hemanth that watch YouTube videos on the side in any screen or terminal position while working in Claude Code. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | hemanth |
| Repository | hemanth/claude-code-youtube-mod |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,171 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #447 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, mcp__youtube-side-player__youtube_player calls |
| Draws on | Spinner, AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is youtube-side-player safe to install?
youtube-side-player scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install youtube-side-player?
- 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/hemanth/claude-code-youtube-mod claude plugin validate ./claude-code-youtube-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add hemanth/claude-code-youtube-mod && claude plugin install youtube-side-player@claude-code-youtube-mod
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs youtube-side-player for you:
Install the "youtube-side-player" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/hemanth/claude-code-youtube-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.