Claude Code mod
explain-mode
/explain makes Claude explain each change in one or two sentences, for someone learning the codebase
Install
/plugin marketplace add MatheusChiodi/cockpit
/plugin install explain-mode@cockpitMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L1Reads: reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Hooks
session.startcommand.runprompt.compose
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
- MatheusChiodi/cockpit
- Folder
mods/explain-mode- Marketplace
cockpit- Author
- Matheus Chiodi
- Type
- Workflow mods
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 18 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is explain-mode?
/explain makes Claude explain each change in one or two sentences, for someone learning the codebase It is a mod for Claude Code, from MatheusChiodi/cockpit on GitHub.
What can the explain-mode mod access?
Its widest reach is "reads" (reads mod state, persists state, draws). Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install explain-mode?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add MatheusChiodi/cockpit and then /plugin install explain-mode@cockpit.
Is explain-mode popular?
MatheusChiodi/cockpit has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 18 October 2026.
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