What is dotclaude?
dotclaude is a Claude Code mod by CarloArnone that a workspace pane for Claude Code: vitals rail, edit gate (blocks Edit, Write, NotebookEdit and MultiEdit until you approve; not Bash or MCP tools), plan review, ledger, companion, Mac. It is listed under Security and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | CarloArnone |
| Repository | CarloArnone/dotclaude |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #783 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #105 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 13 events |
| Sees | ? calls, Edit calls, NotebookEdit calls, SendUserFile calls, Write calls, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane, ToolUse |
Is dotclaude safe to install?
dotclaude scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 no files or config | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.agent.register | |
$.agent.spawn | drives Claude |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
How do I install dotclaude?
- 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/CarloArnone/dotclaude claude plugin validate ./dotclaude/mods/dotclaude
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add CarloArnone/dotclaude && claude plugin install dotclaude@dotclaude
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs dotclaude for you:
Install the "dotclaude" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/CarloArnone/dotclaude/tree/main/mods/dotclaude. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.