What is drift-radar?
drift-radar is a Claude Code mod by Jvrd97 that fingerprint the system prompt, tool descriptions, model and effort every session, and toast when something changed between versions, including changes the changelog leaves out. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Jvrd97 |
| Repository | Jvrd97/claude-drift-radar |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #3,657 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,523 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | the system prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is drift-radar safe to install?
drift-radar 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 | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.session.version | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install drift-radar?
- 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/Jvrd97/claude-drift-radar claude plugin validate ./claude-drift-radar/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Jvrd97/claude-drift-radar && claude plugin install drift-radar@drift-radar
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs drift-radar for you:
Install the "drift-radar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Jvrd97/claude-drift-radar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.