What is archgate?
archgate is a Claude Code mod by aarontan-bot that architecture map + plan gate: the AI maps modules, declares a scope, you approve it, and edits outside that scope are blocked and observed. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | aarontan-bot |
| Repository | aarontan-bot/Claude-mod |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,468 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,034 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, Edit calls, NotebookEdit calls, Write calls, mcp__archgate__archgate_complete calls, mcp__archgate__archgate_map calls, mcp__archgate__archgate_plan calls |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is archgate safe to install?
archgate scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config. 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 files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install archgate?
- 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/aarontan-bot/Claude-mod claude plugin validate ./Claude-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add aarontan-bot/Claude-mod && claude plugin install archgate@claude-mod
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs archgate for you:
Install the "archgate" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/aarontan-bot/Claude-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.