Claude Code mod
visual-companions
Draws agent ```viz blocks as compact visuals, keeps the latest headline above the prompt, /catchup shows recent ones. Costs the model ~400 cached prompt tokens + ~80 per visual.
Install
/plugin marketplace add YiftachCohen/visual-companions
/plugin install visual-companions@visual-companionsMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Sees
- every prompt, subagent spawns, every tool call, Bash calls, compaction
- Draws in
AbovePromptAssistantMessagePane- Hooks
prompt.submitsession.startui.renderagent.spawntool.callprompt.composeturn.completesession.compactcommand.run
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
- YiftachCohen/visual-companions
- Folder
.- Marketplace
visual-companions- Author
- Yiftach Cohen
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 31 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is visual-companions?
Draws agent ```viz blocks as compact visuals, keeps the latest headline above the prompt, /catchup shows recent ones. Costs the model ~400 cached prompt tokens + ~80 per visual. It is a mod for Claude Code, from YiftachCohen/visual-companions on GitHub.
What can the visual-companions mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It sees every prompt, subagent spawns, every tool call, Bash calls, compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt, AssistantMessage, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install visual-companions?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add YiftachCohen/visual-companions and then /plugin install visual-companions@visual-companions.
Is visual-companions popular?
YiftachCohen/visual-companions has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 31 October 2026.
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