What is better-compaction?
better-compaction is a Claude Code mod by spiiritual that compaction that waits for the model's turn to end, and summarizes at its own effort level. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | spiiritual |
| Repository | spiiritual/claude-code-stuff |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,690 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #435 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT-0 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-28 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is better-compaction safe to install?
better-compaction scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.env.set | sets env vars |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.usage | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install better-compaction?
- 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/spiiritual/claude-code-stuff claude plugin validate ./claude-code-stuff/plugins/better-compaction
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add spiiritual/claude-code-stuff && claude plugin install better-compaction@claude-code-stuff
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs better-compaction for you:
Install the "better-compaction" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/spiiritual/claude-code-stuff/tree/main/plugins/better-compaction. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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