Claude Code mod
smartworkbench
SmartWorkbench for Claude Code: set the task contract, pin context, guard tool calls and verify the result
Install
/plugin marketplace add nathak/smart-workbench
/plugin install smartworkbench@smart-workbenchMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- Unknown
- Sees
- every prompt, every tool call, classic hooks
- Draws in
PaneToolUseAbovePrompt- Hooks
session.startcommand.runprompt.submittool.callsession.measureturn.completeclassic.Stopui.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
- nathak/smart-workbench
- Folder
.- Marketplace
smart-workbench- Author
- nathak
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is smartworkbench?
SmartWorkbench for Claude Code: set the task contract, pin context, guard tool calls and verify the result It is a mod for Claude Code, from nathak/smart-workbench on GitHub.
What can the smartworkbench mod access?
Its reach could not be worked out from its code. It sees every prompt, every tool call, classic hooks. It draws in Pane, ToolUse, AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install smartworkbench?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add nathak/smart-workbench and then /plugin install smartworkbench@smart-workbench.
Is smartworkbench popular?
nathak/smart-workbench has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 30 October 2026.
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