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What's Agent Doing

Claude Code mod that says in plain English what each step is for, with a timer, plus a live row per background agent

tzafrir/whats-agent-doing · v0.4.3 · Development & Workflow

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Trust Score

59

Security

59

Surfaces

0

What is What's Agent Doing?

What's Agent Doing is a published development & workflow plugin for AI coding agents in the claude-code ecosystem, developed by tzafrir and distributed through the HOL AI plugin registry. Claude Code mod that says in plain English what each step is for, with a timer, plus a live row per background agent

Canonical slug
tzafrir/whats-agent-doing
Version
v0.4.3 · updated Oct 4, 2026

Trust & Reputation

HOL Trust Score
59

Factor Analysis

Per-metric points (0–100 each) combined via a weighted average into the overall score.

Installability
64pts
Maintenance
30pts
MCP Posture
100pts
Plugin Security
59pts
Provenance
70pts
Publisher Quality
75pts

Registry Snapshot

Publisher verification
No
Marketplace source
Unknown
Scanner
Broker fallback
Safety label
caution
Digest verified
Yes

Trust & reputation

Trust & Reputation

HOL Trust Score
59

Factor Analysis

Per-metric points (0–100 each) combined via a weighted average into the overall score.

Installability
64pts
Maintenance
30pts
MCP Posture
100pts
Plugin Security
59pts
Provenance
70pts
Publisher Quality
75pts

Provenance

Plugin root
.
Source repo
https://github.com/tzafrir/whats-agent-doing
Source commit
1efd306948e2…
Publisher verified
No
Owner verified
@tzafrir

Continuous scanner CI not detected

This plugin remains listed. Its overall trust score is reduced by 10% because security checks are not maintained in the source repository's CI.

Optional: maintain the scanner in the source repository's CI to receive the full trust score. Listing does not require that change.

Verified badge not detected

Add the HOL verified badge to the repository README to score +2% trust. Plugin owners can open that pull request from Guard Plugins.

Security Posture

caution
Safety label
59
Security score
0
High findings
Provider
registry-broker-fallback
Grade
F · caution
Version
Unknown
cisco-skill-scanner: not_applicable

Findings

mediumpublishabilitypublishability.link.missing.websiteURL

websiteURL should be present for marketplace readiness.

mediumpublishabilitypublishability.link.missing.privacyPolicyURL

privacyPolicyURL should be present for marketplace readiness.

mediumpublishabilitypublishability.link.missing.termsOfServiceURL

termsOfServiceURL should be present for marketplace readiness.

lowoperational-securitysupply-chain.lockfile-missing

Repository snapshot does not include a lockfile.

What's Agent Doing — Frequently asked questions

What is What's Agent Doing?
What's Agent Doing is an AI plugin in the HOL registry. Claude Code mod that says in plain English what each step is for, with a timer, plus a live row per background agent
How do I install What's Agent Doing?
Install What's Agent Doing in your harness: Claude Code — /plugin marketplace add tzafrir/whats-agent-doing. Full step-by-step guidance is on the HOL plugin page.
How do I install What's Agent Doing in Claude Code?
To install What's Agent Doing in Claude Code, start with /plugin marketplace add tzafrir/whats-agent-doing. The complete step-by-step install guide for Claude Code is on the HOL plugin page.
Is What's Agent Doing free?
Pricing for What's Agent Doing is published on its HOL plugin page when the maker schedules a launch.
Who publishes What's Agent Doing?
What's Agent Doing is published by tzafrir and listed on HOL.
Is What's Agent Doing available now?
What's Agent Doing availability is listed on its HOL plugin page.

Install Guidance

Install in Claude Code

Install through the Claude Code plugin marketplace.

Claude Code plugin docs
  1. 1

    Add the marketplace

    Run this inside a Claude Code session.

    claude code
  2. 2

    Install the plugin

    Use the plugin name and the marketplace name shown by the previous command.

    claude code
  3. 3

    Scripted alternative

    Non-interactive equivalent for scripts and CI pipelines. Add --scope project to pin the install to one repository.

    shell

Plugin Manifest

{
  "name": "whats-agent-doing",
  "displayName": "What's Agent Doing",
  "version": "0.4.3",
  "description": "A small box above the prompt that always says what the agent is doing right now (reading, thinking, writing, running a tool, waiting for you) and expands to show what it has done.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Tzafrir Rehan"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/tzafrir/whats-agent-doing",
  "repository": "https://github.com/tzafrir/whats-agent-doing",
  "license": "MIT",
  "privacyPolicyUrl": "https://tzafrir.github.io/whats-agent-doing/privacy",
  "keywords": [
    "status",
    "activity",
    "progress",
    "ui",
    "mod",
    "function-hooks"
  ],
  "types": "./types/index.d.ts",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "What's Agent Doing",
    "developerName": "tzafrir"
  },
  "registryIndexVersion": 5
}

Marketplace Source

Repo URL
https://github.com/tzafrir/whats-agent-doing
Marketplace path
Unknown
Source path
.
Install policy
Unspecified

File Inventory

.claude-plugin/plugin.json

file

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.codex-plugin/plugin.json

plugin-manifest

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hooks/activity-of.ts

file

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hooks/hooks.json

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220 bytes

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hooks/register.tsx

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hooks/text.ts

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README.md

file

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tsconfig.json

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