What is browser-guard?
browser-guard is a Claude Code mod by abhibansal60 that stops Chrome actions when the Chrome profile is not the one paired with the active cswap account. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | abhibansal60 |
| Repository | abhibansal60/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,472 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #292 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is browser-guard safe to install?
browser-guard scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install browser-guard?
- 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/abhibansal60/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/browser-guard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add abhibansal60/claude-mods && claude plugin install browser-guard@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs browser-guard for you:
Install the "browser-guard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/abhibansal60/claude-mods/tree/main/browser-guard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- herdr-fleet: Pane: every herdr agent, its status and last words, with this pane marked (Review before installing)
- on-me: Band: what waits on you and what Claude is doing now (Low risk)
- ship-state: Pane: uncommitted, unpushed, CI and deploy state of each repo this session touched (Review before installing)
- twin-meter: 5h and 7d limits of both cswap accounts in the band above the prompt (Low risk)