Claude Code mod
read
Reads Claude's last response aloud, as a short Haiku summary or in full detail (you choose per request): natural edge-tts voices (free, no API key), falling back to the Mac's own Siri and Premium voices and then to the OS voice, plus pause and stop buttons.
Install
/plugin marketplace add paulpwo/claude-read
/plugin install read@claude-readMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- mcp__read__speak calls
- Draws in
AbovePrompt- Hooks
session.startcommand.runtool.callui.render
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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
- paulpwo/claude-read
- Folder
.- Marketplace
claude-read- Author
- Paul Osinga
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 22 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is read?
Reads Claude's last response aloud, as a short Haiku summary or in full detail (you choose per request): natural edge-tts voices (free, no API key), falling back to the Mac's own Siri and Premium voices and then to the OS voice, plus pause and stop buttons. It is a mod for Claude Code, from paulpwo/claude-read on GitHub.
What can the read mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads mod state, draws). It sees mcp__read__speak calls. It draws in AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install read?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add paulpwo/claude-read and then /plugin install read@claude-read.
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