What is compact-keeper?
compact-keeper is a Claude Code mod by arasovic that saves each compaction's summary, with the files edited before it, to ~/.claude/handoffs so the context before /compact can be recovered. It is listed under Context & memory and has 6 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | arasovic |
| Repository | arasovic/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 6 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #613 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #72 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | compaction, every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is compact-keeper safe to install?
compact-keeper 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.now | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install compact-keeper?
- 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/arasovic/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/compact-keeper
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add arasovic/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install compact-keeper@claude-code-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs compact-keeper for you:
Install the "compact-keeper" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/arasovic/claude-code-mods/tree/main/compact-keeper. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- change-ledger: Lists the files this session edited in a pane (/changes), with line counts and who edited them, beside the git working t (Low risk)
- ci-watch: Watches GitHub Actions in a band above the prompt after Claude pushes, opens a PR or pushes a tag: a progress bar per ru (Review before installing)
- guardrails: Blocks shell commands you pick in /config: Cloudflare cf writes, attribution lines in commits and PRs, claude/ branch na (Low risk)
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- loop-guard: Tells the model, out of the user's sight, to stop when the same call fails twice with the same error (Low risk)
- pin-board: Pins standing notes with /pin that Claude keeps following after /compact and /clear; shows them in one row above the pro (Low risk)
- search-meter: Counts the model's searches and colors each one: green found first try, yellow found after misses, red found nothing (Low risk)