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Tallyrail

A task band above the prompt that opens by itself: Claude plans multi-step work, ticks each task as it goes, and the band closes when everything is done. Three…

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v0.4.0MITupdated 2026-10-07yanmwisa/claude-code-plugins/tallyrail
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README

Tallyrail

A task band above the Claude Code prompt that opens by itself. When a request has several steps, Claude plans it as a list of tasks, ticks each one as it goes, and the band closes a few seconds after the last task is done. You never have to ask for it.

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What you get

  • A band that opens and closes by itself. Claude calls the plugin's tasks tool with plan (one title per task), then update (in_progress, done) as it works. The band shows the progress bar and the list, and hides itself 5 seconds after everything is done.
  • Three views, switched with one key from an empty prompt box:
  • list: every task with its status (f one at a time, s shrink);
  • single line: only the current task and done/total (e to expand);
  • focus: one task at a time (p previous, n next, e back to the list).
  • /tasks shows or hides the band by hand.
  • A short reminder, added to each prompt of 25 characters or more, asks Claude to plan multi-step requests with the tool. It is read by Claude only, never shown to you.

Install

claude plugin marketplace add yanmwisa/claude-code-plugins
claude plugin install tallyrail@yanmwisa

Then start a new session.

This plugin was called panneau-taches before version 0.3.0, then task-band until version 0.4.0. If you installed it under either name, the marketplace moves you to tallyrail on the next update.

How it works

It is a function-hooks plugin (hooks/register.tsx):

HookRole
session.startregisters the tasks tool and the /tasks command
tool.call on mcp__tallyrail__tasksvalidates plan / update and stores the tasks
prompt.submitadds the planning reminder to longer prompts
command.run on tasksshows or hides the band
ui.render on AbovePromptdraws the band

The tasks tool belongs to the plugin: session.start registers it, and the tool.call hook answers every call to it directly instead of passing it on, because no other implementation of tasks exists behind it. The prompt.submit hook only adds the reminder to the context Claude reads; it does not change the text you typed.

The tasks live in the session's state ($.state) only. Pure decisions (parsing tool input, computing the view) are separated from effects and covered by tallyrail.test.ts.

Privacy

No network access, no files written, no process started. Task titles stay in the session.

Develop

claude plugin validate ./tallyrail
claude plugin test ./tallyrail

To try a local copy: claude --plugin-dir ./tallyrail.

License

MIT, see LICENSE.

Source 2 files
hooks/register.tsx 375 lines
1import { atom, read, update } from 'claude-code'
2import type { EngineInterface, Register, RenderElement, Timer } from 'claude-code'
3
4import type { BandMode, Task, TaskStatus } from '../types'
5
6const TOOL = 'mcp__tallyrail__tasks'
7const STATUSES: readonly TaskStatus[] = ['pending', 'in_progress', 'done']
8const AUTO_HIDE_MS = 5000
9const BAR_WIDTH = 10
10const MIN_PROMPT_CHARS_FOR_REMINDER = 25
11const NARROW_BAND_COLUMNS = 44
12const MIN_RULE_WIDTH = 8
13const MAX_RULE_WIDTH = 48
14
15// Read by Claude next to each prompt, never shown to the user.
16const PLANNING_REMINDER =
17  `Reminder from the tallyrail plugin: if the request has two steps or more, first call the ${TOOL} tool ` +
18  'with action "plan" (one entry per task), then action "update" for each task: status "done" as soon as it ' +
19  'is finished. For a simple question, do not plan.'
20
21const tasksState = atom({ plugin: 'tallyrail', key: 'tasks' } as const, [])
22const modeState = atom({ plugin: 'tallyrail', key: 'mode' } as const, 'list')
23const cursorState = atom({ plugin: 'tallyrail', key: 'cursor' } as const, 0)
24const isHiddenState = atom({ plugin: 'tallyrail', key: 'isHidden' } as const, false)
25
26let hideTimer: Timer | undefined
27
28// --- pure:start (decisions without side effects; tested outside the engine)
29
30type TaskAction =
31  | { kind: 'plan'; titles: string[] }
32  | { kind: 'update'; id: number; status: TaskStatus }
33
34type Parsed = { action: TaskAction } | { error: string }
35
36type Progress = { done: number; total: number }
37
38type BandView =
39  | { kind: 'list'; progress: Progress; tasks: Task[]; isFinished: boolean }
40  | { kind: 'line'; progress: Progress; current: Task }
41  | { kind: 'focus'; progress: Progress; shown: Task; following: Task | null; canPrev: boolean; canNext: boolean }
42
43const isStatus = (value: unknown): value is TaskStatus => STATUSES.includes(value as TaskStatus)
44
45// Boundary: the tool input comes from the model, so it is not trusted.
46function parseTaskAction(input: Record<string, unknown>): Parsed {
47  if (input.action === 'plan') {
48    const titles = Array.isArray(input.titles)
49      ? input.titles.filter((title): title is string => typeof title === 'string' && title.trim() !== '')
50      : []
51    if (titles.length === 0) {
52      return { error: 'tallyrail: "plan" needs a non-empty "titles" list.' }
53    }
54    return { action: { kind: 'plan', titles } }
55  }
56
57  if (input.action === 'update') {
58    if (typeof input.id !== 'number' || !isStatus(input.status)) {
59      return { error: 'tallyrail: "update" needs "id" (a number) and "status" (pending, in_progress, done).' }
60    }
61    return { action: { kind: 'update', id: input.id, status: input.status } }
62  }
63
64  return { error: 'tallyrail: "action" must be "plan" or "update".' }
65}
66
67// While tasks remain there is always one in progress: the first one to do is promoted.
68function withCurrentTask(tasks: Task[]): Task[] {
69  if (tasks.some(task => task.status === 'in_progress')) {
70    return tasks
71  }
72  const firstPending = tasks.findIndex(task => task.status === 'pending')
73  if (firstPending === -1) {
74    return tasks
75  }
76  return tasks.map((task, index) => (index === firstPending ? { ...task, status: 'in_progress' } : task))
77}
78
79function applyTaskAction(current: Task[], request: TaskAction): { tasks: Task[] } | { error: string } {
80  if (request.kind === 'plan') {
81    const planned = request.titles.map((title, index): Task => ({ id: index + 1, title, status: 'pending' }))
82    return { tasks: withCurrentTask(planned) }
83  }
84
85  // Empty list: never planned, or lost when the session resumed (the state is not kept).
86  if (current.length === 0) {
87    return { error: 'tallyrail: the list was lost, plan again.' }
88  }
89  if (!current.some(task => task.id === request.id)) {
90    return { error: `tallyrail: no task number ${request.id}.` }
91  }
92  const updated = current.map(task => (task.id === request.id ? { ...task, status: request.status } : task))
93  return { tasks: withCurrentTask(updated) }
94}
95
96const allDone = (tasks: Task[]): boolean => tasks.length > 0 && tasks.every(task => task.status === 'done')
97
98function currentIndex(tasks: Task[]): number {
99  const index = tasks.findIndex(task => task.status !== 'done')
100  return index === -1 ? Math.max(0, tasks.length - 1) : index
101}
102
103const clampCursor = (cursor: number, total: number): number => Math.min(Math.max(cursor, 0), Math.max(total - 1, 0))
104
105const describeProgress = (tasks: Task[]): Progress => ({
106  done: tasks.filter(task => task.status === 'done').length,
107  total: tasks.length,
108})
109
110function describeOutcome(tasks: Task[]): string {
111  const { done, total } = describeProgress(tasks)
112  const current = tasks.find(task => task.status === 'in_progress')
113  return `${done}/${total} tasks done. ${current ? `In progress: ${current.title}.` : 'All done.'}`
114}
115
116function describeBand(mode: BandMode, tasks: Task[], cursor: number): BandView {
117  const progress = describeProgress(tasks)
118  if (allDone(tasks)) {
119    return { kind: 'list', progress, tasks, isFinished: true }
120  }
121  if (mode === 'line') {
122    return { kind: 'line', progress, current: tasks[currentIndex(tasks)] as Task }
123  }
124  if (mode === 'focus') {
125    const index = clampCursor(cursor, tasks.length)
126    return {
127      kind: 'focus',
128      progress,
129      shown: tasks[index] as Task,
130      following: tasks[index + 1] ?? null,
131      canPrev: index > 0,
132      canNext: index < tasks.length - 1,
133    }
134  }
135  return { kind: 'list', progress, tasks, isFinished: false }
136}
137
138const progressBar = (progress: Progress): { filled: number; rest: number } => {
139  const filled = progress.total === 0 ? 0 : Math.round((progress.done / progress.total) * BAR_WIDTH)
140  return { filled, rest: BAR_WIDTH - filled }
141}
142
143const markOf = (status: TaskStatus): string => (status === 'done' ? '✔' : status === 'in_progress' ? '◐' : '○')
144
145const markColorOf = (status: TaskStatus): string | undefined =>
146  status === 'done' ? 'green' : status === 'in_progress' ? 'yellow' : undefined
147
148const needsPlanningReminder = (promptText: string): boolean => promptText.trim().length >= MIN_PROMPT_CHARS_FOR_REMINDER
149
150type ButtonKey = 'focus' | 'shrink' | 'grow' | 'previous' | 'next'
151
152// Always words: a button says what it does. Shortened only when the band is very narrow.
153const BUTTON_LABELS: Record<ButtonKey, { wide: string; narrow: string }> = {
154  focus: { wide: 'One at a time', narrow: 'One by one' },
155  shrink: { wide: 'Shrink', narrow: 'Shrink' },
156  grow: { wide: 'Expand', narrow: 'Expand' },
157  previous: { wide: 'Previous', narrow: 'Prev' },
158  next: { wide: 'Next', narrow: 'Next' },
159}
160
161const isNarrowBand = (columns: number | undefined): boolean => (columns ?? 80) < NARROW_BAND_COLUMNS
162
163const labelOf = (key: ButtonKey, isNarrow: boolean): string => BUTTON_LABELS[key][isNarrow ? 'narrow' : 'wide']
164
165// Width of the rule between the list and its buttons: the band minus its margin, within bounds.
166const ruleWidthOf = (columns: number | undefined): number =>
167  Math.min(MAX_RULE_WIDTH, Math.max(MIN_RULE_WIDTH, (columns ?? 80) - 2))
168
169// --- pure:end
170
171function syncAutoHide($: EngineInterface, tasks: Task[]): void {
172  hideTimer?.cancel()
173  hideTimer = undefined
174  if (!allDone(tasks)) {
175    return
176  }
177  hideTimer = $.clock.after(AUTO_HIDE_MS, () => {
178    void update($, isHiddenState, () => true)
179  })
180}
181
182async function showFocus($: EngineInterface): Promise<void> {
183  const tasks = await read($, tasksState)
184  await update($, modeState, () => 'focus')
185  await update($, cursorState, () => currentIndex(tasks))
186}
187
188export const register: Register = on => {
189  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
190    await $.tool.register({
191      name: 'tasks',
192      description:
193        "Task tracking shown automatically above the user's prompt. As soon as a request has several steps, " +
194        'first call action "plan" with the "titles" list (one entry per task). Then mark each task with ' +
195        'action "update" (id, status): "in_progress" when you start it, "done" as soon as it is finished. ' +
196        'The band opens and closes by itself: do not ask the user anything.',
197      inputSchema: {
198        type: 'object',
199        properties: {
200          action: { type: 'string', enum: ['plan', 'update'] },
201          titles: { type: 'array', items: { type: 'string' } },
202          id: { type: 'number' },
203          status: { type: 'string', enum: [...STATUSES] },
204        },
205        required: ['action'],
206      },
207    })
208    await $.command.register({ name: 'tasks', description: 'Show or hide the task band' })
209
210    return next(e)
211  })
212
213  on('prompt.submit', ($, e, next) => {
214    if (!needsPlanningReminder(e.text)) {
215      return next(e)
216    }
217    return next({ ...e, context: [...(e.context ?? []), PLANNING_REMINDER] })
218  })
219
220  on('command.run', { command: 'tasks' }, async $ => {
221    const tasks = await read($, tasksState)
222    if (tasks.length === 0) {
223      return { text: 'No tasks in progress.' }
224    }
225    const wasHidden = await read($, isHiddenState)
226    await update($, isHiddenState, () => !wasHidden)
227
228    return { text: wasHidden ? 'Task band shown.' : 'Task band hidden.' }
229  })
230
231  on('tool.call', { tool: TOOL }, async ($, e) => {
232    const parsed = parseTaskAction(e as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)
233    if ('error' in parsed) {
234      return { deny: parsed.error }
235    }
236
237    const outcome = applyTaskAction(await read($, tasksState), parsed.action)
238    if ('error' in outcome) {
239      return { deny: outcome.error }
240    }
241
242    await update($, tasksState, () => outcome.tasks)
243    await update($, cursorState, () => currentIndex(outcome.tasks))
244    if (parsed.action.kind === 'plan') {
245      await update($, isHiddenState, () => false)
246    }
247    syncAutoHide($, outcome.tasks)
248
249    return { result: describeOutcome(outcome.tasks) }
250  })
251
252  on('ui.render', { component: 'AbovePrompt' }, async ($, e, next): Promise<RenderElement> => {
253    const below = await next(e)
254    const tasks = await read($, tasksState)
255    const isHidden = await read($, isHiddenState)
256    if (e.props.hasSurvey || isHidden || tasks.length === 0) {
257      return below
258    }
259
260    const mode = await read($, modeState)
261    const cursor = await read($, cursorState)
262    const view = describeBand(mode, tasks, cursor)
263    const { Box, Text, Button } = $.ui.resolve(e)
264
265    const isFinished = view.kind === 'list' && view.isFinished
266    const { filled, rest } = progressBar(view.progress)
267
268    const renderTask = (task: Task) => (
269      <Box key={`task${task.id}`}>
270        <Text color={markColorOf(task.status)} dimColor={task.status === 'pending'} bold={task.status === 'in_progress'}>
271          {markOf(task.status)}{' '}
272        </Text>
273        <Text strikethrough={task.status === 'done'} dimColor={task.status === 'done'} bold={task.status === 'in_progress'}>
274          {task.title}
275        </Text>
276      </Box>
277    )
278
279    const renderButton = (key: string, hotkey: string, label: string, onPress: () => void) => (
280      <Box key={key} marginRight={2}>
281        <Button hotkey={hotkey} plain label={label} onPress={onPress} />
282      </Box>
283    )
284
285    const toList = () => void update($, modeState, () => 'list')
286    const toLine = () => void update($, modeState, () => 'line')
287    const toFocus = () => void showFocus($)
288    const toPrevious = () => void update($, cursorState, previous => previous - 1)
289    const toNext = () => void update($, cursorState, previous => previous + 1)
290
291    const isNarrow = isNarrowBand(e.props.bodyColumns)
292
293    // Shrunk view: a single line, only the task in progress, and a small button to expand.
294    if (view.kind === 'line') {
295      return (
296        <Box flexDirection="column">
297          {below}
298          <Box marginTop={1} marginLeft={1}>
299            <Text color={markColorOf('in_progress')} bold>
300              {markOf('in_progress')}{' '}
301            </Text>
302            <Box flexShrink={1}>
303              <Text bold wrap="truncate-end">
304                {view.current.title}
305              </Text>
306            </Box>
307            <Box marginLeft={1}>
308              <Text dimColor>
309                {view.progress.done}/{view.progress.total}
310              </Text>
311            </Box>
312            <Box flexGrow={1} />
313            {renderButton('grow', 'e', labelOf('grow', isNarrow), toList)}
314          </Box>
315        </Box>
316      )
317    }
318
319    const buttons =
320      view.kind === 'list'
321        ? isFinished
322          ? []
323          : [
324              renderButton('focus', 'f', labelOf('focus', isNarrow), toFocus),
325              renderButton('line', 's', labelOf('shrink', isNarrow), toLine),
326            ]
327        : [
328            ...(view.canPrev ? [renderButton('prev', 'p', labelOf('previous', isNarrow), toPrevious)] : []),
329            ...(view.canNext ? [renderButton('next', 'n', labelOf('next', isNarrow), toNext)] : []),
330            renderButton('list', 'e', labelOf('grow', isNarrow), toList),
331          ]
332
333    const rows =
334      view.kind === 'list'
335        ? view.tasks.map(renderTask)
336        : [
337            renderTask(view.shown),
338            view.following === null ? null : (
339              <Text key="following" dimColor wrap="truncate-end">
340                next: {view.following.title}
341              </Text>
342            ),
343          ]
344
345    return (
346      <Box flexDirection="column">
347        {below}
348        <Box marginTop={1} marginLeft={1} flexDirection="column">
349          <Box>
350            <Text bold color={isFinished ? 'green' : undefined}>
351              Tasks
352            </Text>
353            <Box marginLeft={1}>
354              <Text color={isFinished ? 'green' : undefined} dimColor={!isFinished}>
355                {isFinished ? `${view.progress.total}/${view.progress.total} done` : `${view.progress.done}/${view.progress.total}`}
356              </Text>
357            </Box>
358            <Box marginLeft={1}>
359              <Text color={isFinished ? 'green' : 'yellow'}>{'█'.repeat(filled)}</Text>
360              <Text dimColor>{'█'.repeat(rest)}</Text>
361            </Box>
362          </Box>
363          {rows}
364          {buttons.length === 0 ? null : (
365            <Box flexDirection="column">
366              <Text dimColor>{'─'.repeat(ruleWidthOf(e.props.bodyColumns))}</Text>
367              <Box>{buttons}</Box>
368            </Box>
369          )}
370        </Box>
371      </Box>
372    )
373  })
374}
375
types/index.d.ts 15 lines
1export type TaskStatus = 'pending' | 'in_progress' | 'done'
2export type Task = { id: number; title: string; status: TaskStatus }
3export type BandMode = 'list' | 'line' | 'focus'
4
5declare module 'claude-code' {
6  interface PluginState {
7    'tallyrail': {
8      tasks: Task[]
9      mode: BandMode
10      cursor: number
11      isHidden: boolean
12    }
13  }
14}
15