What is ctx-handoff?
ctx-handoff is a Claude Code mod by cablate that turns what you teach Claude into project notes, catches its usual slips, keeps the cache warm while you're away, and picks long sessions back up. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 111 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | cablate |
| Repository | cablate/ctx-handoff-mod |
| Popularity | 111 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #111 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #17 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Stars this week | +36 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call, the system prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is ctx-handoff safe to install?
ctx-handoff scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| 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 |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.root | |
$.session.turns | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.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.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install ctx-handoff?
- 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/cablate/ctx-handoff-mod claude plugin validate ./ctx-handoff-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add cablate/ctx-handoff-mod && claude plugin install ctx-handoff@ctx-handoff-mod
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ctx-handoff for you:
Install the "ctx-handoff" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/cablate/ctx-handoff-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.