Claude Code mod
cheap-worker
Spin up Claude Code workers from a picker: OpenRouter (any model) or Amazon Bedrock (Claude), as tmux panes or terminal tabs; team messaging between them
Install
/plugin marketplace add ianwilson97/claude-mods
/plugin install cheap-worker@ianwilson-modsMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L3Network: network, runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Sees
- mcp__cheap-worker__workers calls
- Draws in
PromptHintPane- Hooks
session.starttool.callcommand.runsession.receiveui.render
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
- ianwilson97/claude-mods
- Folder
cheap-worker- Marketplace
ianwilson-mods- Author
- Ian Wilson
- Last updated
- 19 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is cheap-worker?
Spin up Claude Code workers from a picker: OpenRouter (any model) or Amazon Bedrock (Claude), as tmux panes or terminal tabs; team messaging between them It is a mod for Claude Code, from ianwilson97/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the cheap-worker mod access?
Its widest reach is "network" (network, runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It sees mcp__cheap-worker__workers calls. It draws in PromptHint, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install cheap-worker?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add ianwilson97/claude-mods and then /plugin install cheap-worker@ianwilson-mods.
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