Claude Code mod
needs-you
Saves what the session needs from you and shows it in a side panel with two tabs: Asks (questions, approvals, blockers) and Inbox (news that needs no answer).
Install
/plugin marketplace add PurpleDotStudio/claude-mods
/plugin install needs-you@andy-modsMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, writes the prompt box, writes the clipboard, reads the prompt box, reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Sees
- compaction, mcp__needs-you__flag calls, /"^mcp__needs-you__tell$"/ calls, /"^mcp__needs-you__resolve$"/ calls, /"^mcp__needs-you__list$"/ calls
- Draws in
PaneAbovePrompt- Hooks
session.startprompt.composesession.compacttool.callui.rendercommand.run
From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.
How Claude Code mods work
- A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
- It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
- Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
- Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Details
- Repository
- PurpleDotStudio/claude-mods
- Folder
plugins/needs-you- Marketplace
andy-mods- Author
- Andy Neale
- Last updated
- 15 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is needs-you?
Saves what the session needs from you and shows it in a side panel with two tabs: Asks (questions, approvals, blockers) and Inbox (news that needs no answer). It is a mod for Claude Code, from PurpleDotStudio/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the needs-you mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, writes the prompt box, writes the clipboard, reads the prompt box, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It sees compaction, mcp__needs-you__flag calls, /"^mcp__needs-you__tell$"/ calls, /"^mcp__needs-you__resolve$"/ calls, /"^mcp__needs-you__list$"/ calls. It draws in Pane, AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install needs-you?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add PurpleDotStudio/claude-mods and then /plugin install needs-you@andy-mods.
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