What is ai-sdlc?
ai-sdlc is a Claude Code mod by Sennjen that hook-enforced approval gates for Claude Code: intent → spec → plan → build → verify → review, with a status bar and one-click approvals. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Sennjen |
| Repository | Sennjen/claude-sdlc |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #1,387 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #543 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | SessionMode, AbovePrompt |
Is ai-sdlc safe to install?
ai-sdlc scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.mcp.call | calls MCP servers |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.session.append | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.notify | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install ai-sdlc?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/Sennjen/claude-sdlc claude plugin validate ./claude-sdlc/plugins/ai-sdlc
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Sennjen/claude-sdlc && claude plugin install ai-sdlc@ai-sdlc
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ai-sdlc for you:
Install the "ai-sdlc" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Sennjen/claude-sdlc/tree/main/plugins/ai-sdlc. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.