What is journal?
journal is a Claude Code mod by mako-code that project memory across sessions: every few turns haiku writes what was done, decided and left open to .claude/journal.md, and new conversations start with the latest entries. It is listed under Context & memory and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mako-code |
| Repository | mako-code/gobworks |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #1,285 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #134 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | Edit|Write|NotebookEdit calls, the system prompt |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is journal safe to install?
journal scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| 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.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install journal?
- 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/mako-code/gobworks claude plugin validate ./gobworks/mods/memory/journal
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks && claude plugin install journal@gobworks
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs journal for you:
Install the "journal" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mako-code/gobworks/tree/main/mods/memory/journal. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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