Claude Code mod
out-to-lunch
Shows what Claude is doing right now and why it is taking long: API wait, thinking, a slow tool, a permission prompt, subagents, compaction.
Install
/plugin marketplace add jambolo/claude-mods
/plugin install out-to-lunch@claude-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, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- classic hooks, every tool call, compaction
- Draws in
AbovePromptPane- Hooks
session.startcommand.runui.closesession.endclassic.UserPromptSubmitturn.startturn.completeturn.steptool.calltool.checkclassic.PermissionRequestsession.compactui.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
- jambolo/claude-mods
- Folder
out-to-lunch- Marketplace
claude-mods- Author
- John Bolton
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 20 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is out-to-lunch?
Shows what Claude is doing right now and why it is taking long: API wait, thinking, a slow tool, a permission prompt, subagents, compaction. It is a mod for Claude Code, from jambolo/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the out-to-lunch mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, reads mod state, draws). It sees classic hooks, every tool call, compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install out-to-lunch?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add jambolo/claude-mods and then /plugin install out-to-lunch@claude-mods.
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