What is house-rules?
house-rules is a Claude Code mod by Jvrd97 that turn CLAUDE.md rules into hard blocks: protected paths, no new report files, banned commands, and rules re-pinned every N prompts and after compaction. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Jvrd97 |
| Repository | Jvrd97/claude-house-rules |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #3,659 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #342 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is house-rules safe to install?
house-rules scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.append | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install house-rules?
- 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-house-rules claude plugin validate ./claude-house-rules/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Jvrd97/claude-house-rules && claude plugin install house-rules@house-rules
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs house-rules for you:
Install the "house-rules" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Jvrd97/claude-house-rules. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.