What is compact-adviser?
compact-adviser is a Claude Code mod by kunchenguid that suggests (or, opt-in, runs) /compact at a completed checkpoint, judged by TypeSafe Jev. Its hooks module activates only when CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_FUNCTION_HOOKS is exactly 1 and is otherwise. It is listed under Context & memory and has 218 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | kunchenguid |
| Repository | kunchenguid/compact-adviser |
| Popularity | 218 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #92 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #10 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Stars this week | +6 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is compact-adviser safe to install?
compact-adviser scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; writes files or config; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| 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.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install compact-adviser?
- 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/kunchenguid/compact-adviser claude plugin validate ./compact-adviser/packages/claude-mod
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add kunchenguid/compact-adviser && claude plugin install compact-adviser@compact-adviser
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs compact-adviser for you:
Install the "compact-adviser" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/kunchenguid/compact-adviser/tree/main/packages/claude-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.