Does fakechat need tokens or access control?

No. It runs on localhost with no tokens and no access control, since it is meant for local testing.

Does it connect to a third-party service?

No. The chat runs locally, so no third-party service is involved.

Testing the channel notification flow: it gives the agent a local chat window where message notifications can be tried out.

fakechat

PackDev tools

Fakechat is a plugin that runs a localhost web chat for testing the channel notification flow. It gives an agent a local test chat window so message notifications can be tried without external services, tokens, or access control.

Unavailable. Delivery for this kind is on the roadmap — not serving yet.

Have an agent setup that supports plugins.

What your AI can do with it

Runs a localhost web chat for testing the channel notification flow
Lets an agent try message notifications without external services
Requires no tokens
Requires no access control
Requires no third-party service

Getting started

Have an agent setup that supports plugins.
Add the fakechat plugin.
Open the local web chat window it provides.
Send messages to exercise the channel notification flow.

Signals

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Forks: 4k
Last commit: Sep 2026

Questions

Does fakechat need tokens or access control?: No. It runs on localhost with no tokens and no access control, since it is meant for local testing.
Does it connect to a third-party service?: No. The chat runs locally, so no third-party service is involved.
What is it for?: Testing the channel notification flow: it gives the agent a local chat window where message notifications can be tried out.

Advanced

Item type: plugin
Key: anthropics-claude-plugins-official-fakechat
Source: github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official

github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official