What is autoresearch?
autoresearch is a Claude Code mod by bn-l that autonomous experiment loop for Claude Code: run, measure, keep or discard. A port of pi-autoresearch. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | bn-l |
| Repository | bn-l/claude-autoresearch-mod |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | High risk (36/100) |
| Rank | #782 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #73 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 16 events |
| Sees | ? calls, compaction, every prompt, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, ToolUse, ToolResult, Pane |
Is autoresearch safe to install?
autoresearch scores 36/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 2 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.turn.abort | drives Claude |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install autoresearch?
- 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/bn-l/claude-autoresearch-mod claude plugin validate ./claude-autoresearch-mod/plugin
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add bn-l/claude-autoresearch-mod && claude plugin install autoresearch@bn-l
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs autoresearch for you:
Install the "autoresearch" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/bn-l/claude-autoresearch-mod/tree/main/plugin. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.