Claude Code mod

sidechat

A side panel for questions about the current session: it reads the conversation from cache, looks things up read-only, recaps, says what the main thread is doing, draws diagrams as artifacts and sends a note to main.

Context & usage mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add gabedeluna/claude-mods
/plugin install sidechat@claude-mods

Mods 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, writes the prompt box, reads files, reads env vars, reads the prompt box, reads mod state, persists state, draws
Sees
every tool call
Draws in
Pane
Hooks
ui.messageui.focusprompt.editui.closesession.startcommand.runtool.callui.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
gabedeluna/claude-mods
Folder
plugins/sidechat
Marketplace
claude-mods
Author
gabedeluna
Type
Context & usage mods
Last updated
4 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is sidechat?

A side panel for questions about the current session: it reads the conversation from cache, looks things up read-only, recaps, says what the main thread is doing, draws diagrams as artifacts and sends a note to main. It is a mod for Claude Code, from gabedeluna/claude-mods on GitHub.

What can the sidechat mod access?

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

How do I install sidechat?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add gabedeluna/claude-mods and then /plugin install sidechat@claude-mods.

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