Claude Code mod
ask
A side chat in a pane that reads the main chat, scrolls and draws: /ask a question, /draw a diagram. Nothing goes back to the main chat unless you send it. Answers are Mermaid drawn as box art in the terminal and as SVG in the desktop app.
Install
/plugin marketplace add hyperbola-bear/claude-mods
/plugin install ask@polar-modsMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, writes the clipboard, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads mod state, draws
- Draws in
Pane- Hooks
session.startcommand.runturn.startturn.completesession.endui.renderui.inputui.focusui.press
From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.
How Claude Code mods work
- A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
- It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
- Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
- Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Details
- Repository
- hyperbola-bear/claude-mods
- Folder
plugins/ask- Marketplace
polar-mods- Author
- Polar
- Last updated
- 31 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is ask?
A side chat in a pane that reads the main chat, scrolls and draws: /ask a question, /draw a diagram. Nothing goes back to the main chat unless you send it. Answers are Mermaid drawn as box art in the terminal and as SVG in the desktop app. It is a mod for Claude Code, from hyperbola-bear/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the ask mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, writes the clipboard, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads mod state, draws). It draws in Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install ask?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add hyperbola-bear/claude-mods and then /plugin install ask@polar-mods.
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