What is guardrails-monitoring?
guardrails-monitoring is a Claude Code mod by scaso01 that ongoing monitoring: keep watching the agent after approval, and watch the controls themselves. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | scaso01 |
| Repository | scaso01/claude-risk-guardrails |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #4,540 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #476 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | Agent calls, Edit|Write calls, classic hooks, every prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is guardrails-monitoring safe to install?
guardrails-monitoring scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 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 |
| 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.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install guardrails-monitoring?
- 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/scaso01/claude-risk-guardrails claude plugin validate ./claude-risk-guardrails/packs/monitoring
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add scaso01/claude-risk-guardrails && claude plugin install guardrails-monitoring@claude-risk-guardrails
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs guardrails-monitoring for you:
Install the "guardrails-monitoring" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/scaso01/claude-risk-guardrails/tree/main/packs/monitoring. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from scaso01/claude-risk-guardrails
This repository has 6 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- guardrails-approval: A human signs off before anything that can't be undone: publishing, killing protected processes, editing secrets or stal (High risk)
- guardrails-challenge: Effective challenge: hold answers to evidence under pushback, and check agents' commit claims against git. (High risk)
- guardrails-development: Development standards: look before building, test what changed, pass the repo's checks, keep the rules in view. (High risk)
- guardrails-outcomes: Outcomes analysis: check what a reply claims against what the evidence supports. (Review before installing)
- guardrails-records: Documentation: leave a trail a reviewer can follow, and keep what can't be rebuilt. (High risk)