What is context-relay?
context-relay is a Claude Code mod by retrocodes12 that hands the work to a fresh session before a long context degrades the model, and carries on there. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | retrocodes12 |
| Repository | retrocodes12/context-relay |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,402 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #415 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is context-relay safe to install?
context-relay scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.turn.abort | drives Claude |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install context-relay?
- 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/retrocodes12/context-relay claude plugin validate ./context-relay/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/retrocodes12/context-relay && claude --plugin-dir ./context-relay/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-relay for you:
Install the "context-relay" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/retrocodes12/context-relay. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.