What is awsh?
awsh is a Claude Code mod by Aitherium. awsh for Claude Code: an `aw` subagent type whose model steps are answered by a session on the local awsh harness daemon, so any harness and any backend the daemon can drive runs as a. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 11 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Aitherium |
| Repository | Aitherium/awdk |
| Popularity | 11 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #448 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #51 in Agents & automation |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is awsh safe to install?
awsh scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
How do I install awsh?
- 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/Aitherium/awdk claude plugin validate ./awdk/adk/harnesses/claude_mod
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Aitherium/awdk && claude plugin install awsh@awsh
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs awsh for you:
Install the "awsh" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Aitherium/awdk/tree/main/adk/harnesses/claude_mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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