Claude Code mod
sidecast
A podcast player inside Claude Code: subscribe to feeds, browse episodes in a pane, and play them with a now-playing bar above the prompt
Install
/plugin marketplace add nmorton13/sidecast
/plugin install sidecast@sidecastMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L3Network: network, runs processes, drives Claude, reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Sees
- mcp__sidecast__library calls, mcp__sidecast__episode calls, mcp__sidecast__play calls, mcp__sidecast__queue calls, mcp__sidecast__control calls, mcp__sidecast__subscribe calls
- Draws in
AbovePromptPane- Hooks
session.starttool.callsession.endcommand.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.
Details
- Repository
- nmorton13/sidecast
- Folder
.- Marketplace
sidecast- Author
- Nathan Morton
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is sidecast?
A podcast player inside Claude Code: subscribe to feeds, browse episodes in a pane, and play them with a now-playing bar above the prompt It is a mod for Claude Code, from nmorton13/sidecast on GitHub.
What can the sidecast mod access?
Its widest reach is "network" (network, runs processes, drives Claude, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It sees mcp__sidecast__library calls, mcp__sidecast__episode calls, mcp__sidecast__play calls, mcp__sidecast__queue calls, mcp__sidecast__control calls, mcp__sidecast__subscribe calls. It draws in AbovePrompt, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install sidecast?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add nmorton13/sidecast and then /plugin install sidecast@sidecast.
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