What is ale?
ale is a Claude Code mod by yodem that /ale-board: a live task board for an Agentic Label Engineering (ALE) run above the prompt and in a docked pane. Reads `python3 -m ale status --json` and the run's label files; read-only,. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | yodem |
| Repository | yodem/agentic-label-engineering |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #5,204 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #398 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is ale safe to install?
ale scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 5 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install ale?
- 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/yodem/agentic-label-engineering claude plugin validate ./agentic-label-engineering/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add yodem/agentic-label-engineering && claude plugin install ale@agentic-label-engineering
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ale for you:
Install the "ale" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/yodem/agentic-label-engineering. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.