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file-explorer

A file explorer pane for the working directory, with a file viewer and copy-path buttons

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v0.1.0no licenseupdated 2026-10-12anunes9/claude-plugins/plugins/file-explorer
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claude · ~/work/app · file-explorer
│ ┃ Files ✕ › fix the failing auth test and add an audit log call │ ┃ /work/app [ .. ] [ ↻ Refresh ] │ ┃ ⏺ Read(src/auth.ts) │ ┃ package.json 240 B ⧉ ⎿ Read 6 lines │ ┃ README.md 60 B ⧉ ⏺ Update(src/auth.ts) │ ┃ src 0 B ⧉ ⎿ Added 2 lines, removed 1 line │ ⏺ Bash(bun test) │ ⎿ 3 pass, 1 fail │ │ ● Done. refresh now rejects expired claims and logs an audit event. │ │ ✻ Worked for 42s · done 4:20 PM │ │ › /files │ ⎿ file-explorer: File explorer opened at /work/app. │ │ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── › ? for shortcuts

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/work/app [ .. ] [ ↻ Refresh ] package.json 240 B ⧉ README.md 60 B ⧉ src 0 B ⧉
README

file-explorer

A Claude Code mod that adds a Files pane: a tree of the working directory.

  • Click a folder to expand or collapse it; .. goes up a level, ↻ Refresh re-reads open folders.
  • Click a file to open it in its own pane (syntax highlighted, line numbers, Copy path, Close).
  • ⧉ on a row inserts @path into the prompt at the cursor.
  • Files Claude writes are marked ● changed for 5 minutes; the tree re-reads after Claude's edits, after Bash commands, and at the end of each turn.
  • .git, node_modules, dist, build, .next, .cache, __pycache__, .venv, coverage and .DS_Store are hidden (edit IGNORED in hooks/register.tsx).
  • /files reopens the pane; /files <path> roots it at another folder.

Install

From a terminal Claude Code session:

/plugin install file-explorer --marketplace anunes9/claude-plugins

Answer y to add the marketplace, then pick the scope (user scope loads it in every session). To try it from a local checkout without installing: claude --plugin-dir plugins/file-explorer.

Develop

claude plugin validate .
claude plugin test .

Limits: shows at most 1,000 rows; the viewer shows the first 80,000 characters and skips binary files and files over 4 MiB; paths are joined with /, so Windows is not supported.

Source 2 files
hooks/register.tsx 383 lines
1import { atom, read, update } from 'claude-code'
2import type { EngineInterface, Register } from 'claude-code'
3
4import type { Entry } from '../types'
5
6const PANE = 'file-explorer'
7const VIEWER = 'file-view-'
8
9const IGNORED = new Set([
10  '.git',
11  'node_modules',
12  'dist',
13  'build',
14  '.next',
15  '.cache',
16  '__pycache__',
17  '.venv',
18  'coverage',
19  '.DS_Store',
20])
21
22/** Rows drawn at most, to stay inside a tree's node bounds. */
23const MAX_ROWS = 1000
24/** Characters of a file the viewer draws at most. */
25const MAX_VIEW_CHARS = 80_000
26/** How long a file Claude wrote keeps its marker. */
27const TOUCHED_MS = 5 * 60_000
28const WRITE_TOOLS = new Set(['Write', 'Edit', 'MultiEdit', 'NotebookEdit'])
29
30const root = atom({ plugin: 'file-explorer', key: 'root' } as const, '')
31const expanded = atom({ plugin: 'file-explorer', key: 'expanded' } as const, [''])
32const entries = atom({ plugin: 'file-explorer', key: 'entries' } as const, {})
33const touched = atom({ plugin: 'file-explorer', key: 'touched' } as const, {})
34const viewers = atom({ plugin: 'file-explorer', key: 'viewers' } as const, {})
35
36const join = (base: string, rel: string) =>
37  rel === '' ? base : `${base.replace(/\/$/, '')}/${rel}`
38
39const childOf = (rel: string, name: string) => (rel === '' ? name : `${rel}/${name}`)
40
41const parentOf = (path: string) => {
42  const cut = path.replace(/\/$/, '').lastIndexOf('/')
43
44  return cut <= 0 ? '/' : path.slice(0, cut)
45}
46
47const sortEntries = (list: Entry[]) =>
48  [...list].sort((a, b) =>
49    (a.kind === 'dir') !== (b.kind === 'dir')
50      ? a.kind === 'dir'
51        ? -1
52        : 1
53      : a.name.localeCompare(b.name),
54  )
55
56const formatSize = (bytes: number) =>
57  bytes < 1024
58    ? `${bytes} B`
59    : bytes < 1024 * 1024
60      ? `${(bytes / 1024).toFixed(1)} KB`
61      : `${(bytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(1)} MB`
62
63const formatAge = (mtimeMs: number) => {
64  const s = Math.max(0, (Date.now() - mtimeMs) / 1000)
65  if (s < 60) return 'now'
66  if (s < 3600) return `${Math.floor(s / 60)}m`
67  if (s < 86400) return `${Math.floor(s / 3600)}h`
68
69  return `${Math.floor(s / 86400)}d`
70}
71
72/** Lists one folder: ignored names dropped, links resolved to what they lead to. */
73const listDir = async ($: EngineInterface, abs: string): Promise<Entry[]> => {
74  const raw = await $.fs.list(abs)
75  const kept = raw.filter(one => !IGNORED.has(one.name))
76  const resolved = await Promise.all(
77    kept.map(async (one): Promise<Entry> => {
78      if (!one.isLink) {
79        return { name: one.name, kind: one.kind, size: one.size, mtimeMs: one.mtimeMs, isLink: false }
80      }
81      const target = await $.fs.stat(`${abs}/${one.name}`).catch(() => undefined)
82
83      return {
84        name: one.name,
85        kind: target?.kind ?? 'other',
86        size: target?.size ?? 0,
87        mtimeMs: target?.mtimeMs ?? 0,
88        isLink: true,
89      }
90    }),
91  )
92
93  return sortEntries(resolved)
94}
95
96/** Re-reads the given folders (relative to the root); one that fails is collapsed. */
97const reload = async ($: EngineInterface, dirs: string[]) => {
98  const base = await read($, root)
99  const results = await Promise.all(
100    dirs.map(async rel => ({
101      rel,
102      list: await listDir($, join(base, rel)).catch(() => undefined),
103    })),
104  )
105  const failed = new Set(results.filter(r => r.list === undefined).map(r => r.rel))
106
107  await update($, entries, all => {
108    const next = { ...all }
109    for (const { rel, list } of results) {
110      if (list === undefined) delete next[rel]
111      else next[rel] = list
112    }
113
114    return next
115  })
116  if (failed.size > 0) {
117    await update($, expanded, list => list.filter(rel => rel === '' || !failed.has(rel)))
118  }
119}
120
121const reloadExpanded = async ($: EngineInterface) => reload($, await read($, expanded))
122
123const setRoot = async ($: EngineInterface, path: string) => {
124  await update($, root, () => path)
125  await update($, expanded, () => [''])
126  await update($, entries, () => ({}))
127  await reload($, [''])
128}
129
130const toggle = async ($: EngineInterface, rel: string) => {
131  const isOpen = (await read($, expanded)).includes(rel)
132  if (isOpen) {
133    await update($, expanded, list => list.filter(one => one !== rel && !one.startsWith(`${rel}/`)))
134
135    return
136  }
137  await update($, expanded, list => [...list, rel])
138  await reload($, [rel])
139}
140
141/** The path as the prompt should carry it: relative to the session's folder when inside it. */
142const promptPath = async ($: EngineInterface, abs: string) => {
143  const cwd = (await $.session.cwd()).replace(/\/$/, '')
144
145  return abs.startsWith(`${cwd}/`) ? abs.slice(cwd.length + 1) : abs
146}
147
148const copyToPrompt = async ($: EngineInterface, abs: string) => {
149  const path = await promptPath($, abs)
150  await $.prompt.fill({ text: `@${path} `, mode: 'insert' })
151  $.ui.toast(`Added @${path} to the prompt`)
152}
153
154/** A pane id for a path: ids are short and plain, so the path is hashed (FNV-1a) and kept in state. */
155const viewerId = (abs: string) => {
156  let hash = 0x811c9dc5
157  for (let i = 0; i < abs.length; i++) {
158    hash ^= abs.charCodeAt(i)
159    hash = Math.imul(hash, 0x01000193) >>> 0
160  }
161
162  return `${VIEWER}${hash.toString(16)}`
163}
164
165const openViewer = async ($: EngineInterface, abs: string) => {
166  const id = viewerId(abs)
167  await update($, viewers, all => ({ ...all, [id]: abs }))
168
169  return $.ui.open({ id, title: abs.slice(abs.lastIndexOf('/') + 1) })
170}
171
172const openExplorer = async ($: EngineInterface) => {
173  if ((await read($, root)) === '') await setRoot($, await $.session.cwd())
174  else await reloadExpanded($)
175
176  return $.ui.open({ id: PANE, title: 'Files' })
177}
178
179type Row = { rel: string; entry: Entry; depth: number }
180
181/** The tree flattened into rows, depth first, open folders' children under them. */
182const flatten = (
183  all: Record<string, Entry[]>,
184  open: Set<string>,
185  rel: string,
186  depth: number,
187  rows: Row[],
188) => {
189  for (const entry of all[rel] ?? []) {
190    if (rows.length >= MAX_ROWS) return
191    const child = childOf(rel, entry.name)
192    rows.push({ rel: child, entry, depth })
193    if (entry.kind === 'dir' && open.has(child)) flatten(all, open, child, depth + 1, rows)
194  }
195}
196
197export const register: Register = on => {
198  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
199    await $.command.register({
200      name: 'files',
201      description: 'Open the file explorer; /files <path> roots it at another folder',
202    })
203    void openExplorer($)
204
205    return next(e)
206  })
207
208  on('command.run', { command: 'files' }, async ($, e) => {
209    const arg = e.args.trim()
210    if (arg !== '') {
211      const cwd = await $.session.cwd()
212      const target = arg.startsWith('/') ? arg : join(cwd, arg)
213      const stat = await $.fs.stat(target, { resolve: true }).catch(() => undefined)
214      if (stat?.kind !== 'dir' || stat.realPath === undefined) {
215        return { text: `Not a folder: ${arg}` }
216      }
217      await setRoot($, stat.realPath)
218    }
219    await openExplorer($)
220
221    return { text: `File explorer opened at ${await read($, root)}.` }
222  })
223
224  // Claude's own writes: re-read the written file's folder and mark the file.
225  on('tool.call', async ($, e, next) => {
226    const ran = await next(e)
227    const tool = String(e.tool)
228    const args = e as unknown as { file_path?: unknown; notebook_path?: unknown }
229
230    if (WRITE_TOOLS.has(tool)) {
231      const path = typeof args.file_path === 'string' ? args.file_path : args.notebook_path
232      if (typeof path === 'string') {
233        const cwd = await $.session.cwd()
234        const abs = path.startsWith('/') ? path : join(cwd, path)
235        const now = Date.now()
236        await update($, touched, all => {
237          const fresh = Object.fromEntries(
238            Object.entries(all).filter(([, at]) => now - at < TOUCHED_MS),
239          )
240
241          return { ...fresh, [abs]: now }
242        })
243        const base = await read($, root)
244        const folder = parentOf(abs)
245        if (folder === base || folder.startsWith(`${base}/`)) {
246          const rel = folder === base ? '' : folder.slice(base.length + 1)
247          if ((await read($, expanded)).includes(rel)) await reload($, [rel])
248        }
249      }
250    } else if (tool === 'Bash') {
251      await reloadExpanded($)
252    }
253
254    return ran
255  }).catch(($, e, next) => next(e))
256
257  // Anything missed during the turn.
258  on('turn.complete', async ($, e, next) => {
259    const ran = await next(e)
260    if ((await read($, root)) !== '') await reloadExpanded($)
261
262    return ran
263  })
264
265  on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane', requestId: PANE }, async ($, e) => {
266    const { Box, Text, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e)
267    const base = await read($, root)
268    const open = new Set(await read($, expanded))
269    const all = await read($, entries)
270    const marks = await read($, touched)
271    const rows: Row[] = []
272    flatten(all, open, '', 0, rows)
273
274    return (
275      <Box flexDirection="column">
276        <Box flexDirection="row" justifyContent="space-between" marginBottom={1}>
277          <Box flexShrink={1}>
278            <Text bold wrap="truncate-start">
279              {base}
280            </Text>
281          </Box>
282          <Box flexDirection="row" gap={1} flexShrink={0}>
283            <Button key="up" label=".." variant="secondary" onPress={() => setRoot($, parentOf(base))} />
284            <Button key="refresh" label="↻ Refresh" variant="primary" onPress={() => reloadExpanded($)} />
285          </Box>
286        </Box>
287        {rows.length === 0 && <Text dimColor>Empty folder.</Text>}
288        {rows.map(({ rel, entry, depth }) => {
289          const abs = join(base, rel)
290          const indent = '  '.repeat(depth)
291          const isDir = entry.kind === 'dir'
292          const at = marks[abs]
293          const isChanged = at !== undefined && Date.now() - at < TOUCHED_MS
294
295          return (
296            <Box key={`row:${rel}`} flexDirection="row" justifyContent="space-between">
297              <Box flexDirection="row" flexShrink={1}>
298                <Text>{indent}</Text>
299                <Button
300                  key={`open:${rel}`}
301                  plain
302                  onPress={() => (isDir ? toggle($, rel) : openViewer($, abs))}
303                >
304                  {isDir ? `${open.has(rel) ? '▾' : '▸'} ${entry.name}/` : `  ${entry.name}`}
305                  {entry.isLink ? ' →' : ''}
306                </Button>
307              </Box>
308              <Box flexDirection="row" gap={2} flexShrink={0}>
309                {isChanged && <Text color="yellow">● changed</Text>}
310                {!isDir && <Text dimColor>{formatSize(entry.size)}</Text>}
311                {!isDir && entry.mtimeMs > 0 && <Text dimColor>{formatAge(entry.mtimeMs)}</Text>}
312                <Button
313                  key={`copy:${rel}`}
314                  label="⧉"
315                  plain
316                  dimColor
317                  hover={{ dimColor: false, bold: true }}
318                  onPress={() => copyToPrompt($, abs)}
319                />
320              </Box>
321            </Box>
322          )
323        })}
324        {rows.length >= MAX_ROWS && <Text dimColor>… more rows not shown; collapse a folder.</Text>}
325      </Box>
326    )
327  })
328
329  on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane', requestId: /^file-view-/ }, async ($, e) => {
330    const { Box, Text, Button, Code } = $.ui.resolve(e)
331    const abs = (await read($, viewers))[e.requestId]
332    if (abs === undefined) {
333      return <Text dimColor>Open a file from the Files pane.</Text>
334    }
335    // Subscribes the viewer to Claude's writes, so an edited file redraws.
336    await read($, touched)
337
338    const header = (
339      <Box flexDirection="row" justifyContent="space-between" marginBottom={1}>
340        <Box flexShrink={1}>
341          <Text bold wrap="truncate-start">
342            {abs}
343          </Text>
344        </Box>
345        <Box flexDirection="row" gap={1} flexShrink={0}>
346          <Button key="copy" label="Copy path" onPress={() => copyToPrompt($, abs)} />
347          <Button key="close" label="Close" role="dismiss" onPress={() => $.ui.close({ id: e.requestId })} />
348        </Box>
349      </Box>
350    )
351
352    const notice = (text: string) => (
353      <Box flexDirection="column">
354        {header}
355        <Text dimColor>{text}</Text>
356      </Box>
357    )
358
359    const stat = await $.fs.stat(abs).catch(() => undefined)
360    if (stat === undefined) return notice('This file no longer exists.')
361    if (stat.kind !== 'file') return notice('Not a regular file.')
362    if (stat.size > 4 * 1024 * 1024) return notice(`Too large to show (${formatSize(stat.size)}).`)
363
364    const text = await $.fs.read(abs).catch(() => undefined)
365    if (typeof text !== 'string') return notice('Could not read this file.')
366    if (text.includes('\u0000')) return notice(`Binary file (${formatSize(stat.size)}).`)
367
368    const isCut = text.length > MAX_VIEW_CHARS
369    const source = (isCut ? text.slice(0, MAX_VIEW_CHARS) : text)
370      .replace(/\r\n?/g, '\n')
371      // eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
372      .replace(/[\u0000-\u0008\u000b-\u001f\u007f]/g, '')
373
374    return (
375      <Box flexDirection="column">
376        {header}
377        {source === '' ? <Text dimColor>Empty file.</Text> : <Code source={source} path={abs} startLine={1} />}
378        {isCut && <Text dimColor>… cut at {MAX_VIEW_CHARS.toLocaleString()} characters.</Text>}
379      </Box>
380    )
381  })
382}
383
types/index.d.ts 25 lines
1export type Entry = {
2  name: string
3  kind: 'file' | 'dir' | 'other'
4  size: number
5  mtimeMs: number
6  isLink: boolean
7}
8
9declare module 'claude-code' {
10  interface PluginState {
11    'file-explorer': {
12      /** The absolute folder the tree is rooted at. */
13      root: string
14      /** Expanded folders, relative to `root` ('' is the root itself). */
15      expanded: string[]
16      /** Each listed folder's entries, keyed like `expanded`. */
17      entries: Record<string, Entry[]>
18      /** Absolute paths Claude wrote recently, to when. */
19      touched: Record<string, number>
20      /** Open viewer panes: pane id to the absolute path it shows. */
21      viewers: Record<string, string>
22    }
23  }
24}
25