What is auto-review?
auto-review is a Claude Code mod by mako-code that a quick second pair of eyes after edits: reviews the turn's diff in the background and offers to fix what it finds. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mako-code |
| Repository | mako-code/gobworks |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #1,246 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #483 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | Edit|Write|NotebookEdit calls, every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is auto-review safe to install?
auto-review scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install auto-review?
- 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/mako-code/gobworks claude plugin validate ./gobworks/mods/autopilot/auto-review
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks && claude plugin install auto-review@gobworks
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs auto-review for you:
Install the "auto-review" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mako-code/gobworks/tree/main/mods/autopilot/auto-review. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- gh-inbox: GitHub issues and pull requests in a pane — one press to have Claude work on an issue or review a PR — plus the current (Review before installing)
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