Claude Code mod

side-chat

A side chat pane inside the session that answers questions or runs requests on a model of your choice.

1 starsPane & dashboard mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add ptpmediabr/side-chat
/plugin install side-chat@side-chat

Mods 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 clipboard, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws
Sees
every prompt
Draws in
Pane
Hooks
session.startprompt.submitturn.completecommand.runui.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.
Claude Code docs

Details

Repository
ptpmediabr/side-chat
Folder
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Marketplace
side-chat
Author
Chiara Costa
Type
Pane & dashboard mods
License
MIT
Last updated
9 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is side-chat?

A side chat pane inside the session that answers questions or runs requests on a model of your choice. It is a mod for Claude Code, from ptpmediabr/side-chat on GitHub.

What can the side-chat mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, writes the clipboard, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It sees every prompt. It draws in Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install side-chat?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add ptpmediabr/side-chat and then /plugin install side-chat@side-chat.

Is side-chat popular?

ptpmediabr/side-chat has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 9 October 2026.

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