What is effortless?
effortless is a Claude Code mod by HeyCubit that sets the reasoning effort for every prompt automatically, shows it under the prompt box, and counts down how long the prompt cache stays warm. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 232 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | HeyCubit |
| Repository | HeyCubit/effortless |
| Popularity | 232 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (5/100) |
| Rank | #89 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #12 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +106 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | SessionMode, Pane, TurnDuration, AbovePrompt |
Is effortless safe to install?
effortless scores 5/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event; validator reported problems. It passed 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Flag |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get |
How do I install effortless?
- 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/HeyCubit/effortless claude plugin validate ./effortless/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/HeyCubit/effortless && claude --plugin-dir ./effortless/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs effortless for you:
Install the "effortless" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/HeyCubit/effortless. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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