Claude Code mod

mdview

Click a .md path in the Claude Code conversation to read it rendered as markdown beside the session, pictures included, and point at any block to have Claude edit it.

7 starsGuard & safety mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add xuanji86/claude-mdview
/plugin install mdview@claude-mdview

Mods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.

What it can access

Reach
L2Writes or runs: runs processes, changes config, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws
Sees
classic hooks, every tool call, mcp__mdview__show calls
Draws in
AssistantMessageToolUseUserMessagePane
Hooks
session.startclassic.CwdChangedtool.callcommand.runui.closeui.renderturn.startturn.complete

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.
Claude Code docs

Details

Repository
xuanji86/claude-mdview
Folder
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Marketplace
claude-mdview
Author
Anji Xu
Type
Guard & safety mods
License
MIT
Last updated
15 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is mdview?

Click a .md path in the Claude Code conversation to read it rendered as markdown beside the session, pictures included, and point at any block to have Claude edit it. It is a mod for Claude Code, from xuanji86/claude-mdview on GitHub.

What can the mdview mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, changes config, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws). It sees classic hooks, every tool call, mcp__mdview__show calls. It draws in AssistantMessage, ToolUse, UserMessage, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install mdview?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add xuanji86/claude-mdview and then /plugin install mdview@claude-mdview.

Is mdview popular?

xuanji86/claude-mdview has 7 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 15 October 2026.

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