What is keepwarm?
keepwarm is a Claude Code mod by declanbx that keeps an idle interactive session's prompt cache warm with one tool-less fork just before the 1-hour cache lapses; /keepwarm on|off|status per session. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 5 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | declanbx |
| Repository | declanbx/keepwarm |
| Popularity | 5 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #689 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #132 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is keepwarm safe to install?
keepwarm scores 60/100 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 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 |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install keepwarm?
- 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/declanbx/keepwarm claude plugin validate ./keepwarm/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/declanbx/keepwarm && claude --plugin-dir ./keepwarm/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs keepwarm for you:
Install the "keepwarm" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/declanbx/keepwarm. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.