What is youtube?
youtube is a Claude Code mod by brogrammerMW that search YouTube from a pane and play picks in the pane or a floating mpv window. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | brogrammerMW |
| Repository | brogrammerMW/claude-youtube-mod |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #2,788 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,157 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is youtube safe to install?
youtube scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install youtube?
- 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/brogrammerMW/claude-youtube-mod claude plugin validate ./claude-youtube-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/brogrammerMW/claude-youtube-mod && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-youtube-mod/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs youtube for you:
Install the "youtube" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/brogrammerMW/claude-youtube-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.