SLOPSHOPPER

read

Speed-read Claude's answers

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v0.1.0MITupdated 2026-10-15boris-schwarz/read
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claude · ~/work/app · read
│ ┃ Speed Reader ✕ › fix the failing auth test and add an audit log call │ ┃ ▾ │ ┃ Done. ⏺ Read(src/auth.ts) │ ┃ ▴ ⎿ Read 6 lines │ ┃ ⏺ Update(src/auth.ts) │ ┃ p: play j: slower k: faster 350 wpm ⎿ 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 │ │ › /read │ │ 1: Read answer ⟨Claude Code's own drawing⟩ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── › ? for shortcuts

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1: Read answer ⟨Claude Code's own drawing⟩
Pane · Speed Reader
▾ Done. ▴ p: play j: slower k: faster 350 wpm
README

read

claude code mod that speed-reads claude's answers.

Install

claude plugin marketplace add boris-schwarz/read
claude plugin install read@boris-schwarz

Or in one go (Claude Code ≥ 2.1.292):

claude plugin install read --marketplace boris-schwarz/read

Update later with claude plugin update read@boris-schwarz.

Develop

Load the working copy without installing:

claude --plugin-dir .
Source 1 files
hooks/register.js 264 lines
1const PANE = "read";
2const PIVOT = 10;
3const MIN_WPM = 100;
4const MAX_WPM = 1200;
5const WPM_STEP = 25;
6
7let words = [];
8let idx = 0;
9let playing = false;
10let wpm = 350;
11let timer = null;
12
13function clamp(v, a, b) {
14  return Math.max(a, Math.min(b, v));
15}
16
17function orpIndex(len) {
18  if (len <= 1) return 0;
19  if (len <= 5) return 1;
20  if (len <= 9) return 2;
21  if (len <= 13) return 3;
22  return 4;
23}
24
25function baseMs() {
26  return Math.max(25, Math.round(60000 / wpm));
27}
28function wordMs(i) {
29  return Math.round(baseMs() * (words[i]?.mult || 1));
30}
31
32function buildWords(md) {
33  let t = md;
34  t = t.replace(/```[\s\S]*?```/g, " ").replace(/~~~[\s\S]*?~~~/g, " ");
35  t = t.replace(/`([^`]*)`/g, "$1");
36  t = t
37    .replace(/!\[([^\]]*)\]\([^)]*\)/g, "$1")
38    .replace(/\[([^\]]*)\]\([^)]*\)/g, "$1");
39
40  const out = [];
41  for (const raw of t.split("\n")) {
42    const h = raw.match(/^\s{0,3}(#{1,6})\s+(.*)$/);
43    const heading = !!h;
44    let line = heading ? h[2] : raw;
45    line = line
46      .replace(/\*\*([^*]*)\*\*/g, "$1")
47      .replace(/\*([^*]*)\*/g, "$1")
48      .replace(/__([^_]*)__/g, "$1")
49      .replace(/_([^_]*)_/g, "$1")
50      .replace(/^\s*[-*+]\s+/, "")
51      .replace(/^\s*\d+\.\s+/, "")
52      .replace(/^\s*>\s?/, "")
53      .replace(/[#*_`]/g, "");
54
55    const toks = line.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
56    if (toks.length === 0) {
57      if (out.length)
58        out[out.length - 1].mult = Math.max(out[out.length - 1].mult, 2.5);
59      continue;
60    }
61    toks.forEach((tok, j) => {
62      let mult = 1;
63      if (/[,;:]$/.test(tok)) mult = 1.6;
64      if (/[.!?]+["')\]]?$/.test(tok)) mult = 2.2;
65      if (heading && j === toks.length - 1) mult = Math.max(mult, 3);
66      out.push({ word: tok, mult });
67    });
68  }
69  return out;
70}
71
72function stopTimer() {
73  if (timer) {
74    timer.cancel();
75    timer = null;
76  }
77}
78
79function scheduleNext($) {
80  stopTimer();
81  if (!playing || idx >= words.length) return;
82  timer = $.clock.after(wordMs(idx), () => {
83    if (!playing) return;
84    if (idx >= words.length - 1) {
85      playing = false;
86      idx = words.length - 1;
87      $.ui.invalidate("ui.render");
88      return;
89    }
90    idx += 1;
91    $.ui.invalidate("ui.render");
92    scheduleNext($);
93  });
94}
95
96function play($) {
97  if (playing || !words.length) return;
98  if (idx >= words.length - 1) idx = 0;
99  playing = true;
100  $.ui.invalidate("ui.render");
101  scheduleNext($);
102}
103
104function pause($) {
105  if (!playing) return;
106  playing = false;
107  stopTimer();
108  $.ui.invalidate("ui.render");
109}
110
111function togglePlay($) {
112  if (playing) pause($);
113  else play($);
114}
115
116function setWpm($, newWpm) {
117  wpm = clamp(newWpm, MIN_WPM, MAX_WPM);
118  $.store.set("wpm", wpm);
119  $.ui.invalidate("ui.render");
120  if (playing) scheduleNext($);
121}
122
123async function openPane($) {
124  await $.ui.open({
125    id: PANE,
126    title: "Speed Reader",
127    focus: true,
128    closeOnEscape: true,
129  });
130}
131
132export function register(on) {
133  on("session.start", async ($, e, next) => {
134    try {
135      await $.command.register({
136        name: "read",
137        description: "Speed-read Claude's last answer",
138      });
139    } catch (_) {
140      /* name taken */
141    }
142    const saved = await $.store.get("wpm");
143    if (typeof saved === "number" && saved >= MIN_WPM && saved <= MAX_WPM)
144      wpm = saved;
145    return next(e);
146  });
147
148  on("turn.complete", async ($, e, next) => {
149    const result = await next(e);
150    if (
151      !e.agentId &&
152      !e.isAborted &&
153      typeof e.answer === "string" &&
154      e.answer.trim()
155    ) {
156      stopTimer();
157      playing = false;
158      words = buildWords(e.answer);
159      idx = 0;
160      $.ui.invalidate("ui.render");
161    }
162    return result;
163  });
164
165  on("prompt.submit", async ($, e, next) => {
166    stopTimer();
167    playing = false;
168    try {
169      await $.ui.close({ id: PANE });
170    } catch (_) {
171      /* not open */
172    }
173    return next(e);
174  });
175
176  on("command.run", { command: "read" }, async ($) => {
177    await openPane($);
178    return {};
179  });
180
181  on("ui.render", { component: "Pane" }, async ($, e, next) => {
182    if (e.requestId !== PANE) return next(e);
183    const { Box, Text, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e);
184
185    if (!words.length) {
186      return Text({
187        children: ["No answer yet — ask Claude something, then reopen."],
188      });
189    }
190
191    const i = clamp(idx, 0, words.length - 1);
192    const word = words[i].word;
193    const chars = [...word];
194    const orp = orpIndex(chars.length);
195    const left = chars.slice(0, orp).join("");
196    const piv = chars[orp] ?? "";
197    const right = chars.slice(orp + 1).join("");
198    const pad = " ".repeat(Math.max(0, PIVOT - left.length));
199    const marker = " ".repeat(PIVOT);
200
201    return Box({
202      flexDirection: "column",
203      children: [
204        Text({ children: [`${marker}▾`], dimColor: true }),
205        Box({
206          flexDirection: "row",
207          children: [
208            Text({ children: [pad + left], color: "white" }),
209            Text({ children: [piv], color: "#ff8c00", bold: true }),
210            Text({ children: [right], color: "white" }),
211          ],
212        }),
213        Text({ children: [`${marker}▴`], dimColor: true }),
214        Text({ children: [" "] }),
215        Box({
216          flexDirection: "row",
217          columnGap: 3,
218          children: [
219            Button({
220              key: "playpause",
221              label: playing ? "pause" : "play",
222              hotkey: "p",
223              plain: true,
224              onPress: () => togglePlay($),
225            }),
226            Button({
227              key: "slower",
228              label: "slower",
229              hotkey: "j",
230              plain: true,
231              onPress: () => setWpm($, wpm - WPM_STEP),
232            }),
233            Button({
234              key: "faster",
235              label: "faster",
236              hotkey: "k",
237              plain: true,
238              onPress: () => setWpm($, wpm + WPM_STEP),
239            }),
240            Text({ children: [`   ${wpm} wpm`], dimColor: true }),
241          ],
242        }),
243      ],
244    });
245  });
246
247  on("ui.render", { component: "AbovePrompt" }, async ($, e, next) => {
248    const { Box, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e);
249    const theirs = await next(e);
250    const openButton = Button({
251      key: "open-reader",
252      label: "Read answer",
253      hotkey: "1",
254      plain: true,
255      onPress: () => void openPane($),
256    });
257    return Box({
258      flexDirection: "row",
259      columnGap: 2,
260      children: [openButton, theirs],
261    });
262  });
263}
264