What is auto-effort?
auto-effort is a Claude Code mod by justmytwospence that sets the effort for each prompt: Jev rates how much reasoning the request needs, capped at the session's own effort. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | justmytwospence |
| Repository | justmytwospence/claude-auto-effort |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #1,896 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #756 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is auto-effort safe to install?
auto-effort scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.root | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install auto-effort?
- 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/justmytwospence/claude-auto-effort claude plugin validate ./claude-auto-effort/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/justmytwospence/claude-auto-effort && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-auto-effort/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs auto-effort for you:
Install the "auto-effort" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/justmytwospence/claude-auto-effort. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.