What is litclaude?
litclaude is a Claude Code mod by wjgoarxiv that claude Code-native workflow plugin with a bounded-authority start-work lifecycle. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | wjgoarxiv |
| Repository | wjgoarxiv/litclaude |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #1,429 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #123 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 13 events |
| Sees | every skill, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Spinner, Pane |
Is litclaude safe to install?
litclaude scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. It passed 7 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.notify | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install litclaude?
- 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/wjgoarxiv/litclaude claude plugin validate ./litclaude/plugins/litclaude
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add wjgoarxiv/litclaude && claude plugin install litclaude@litclaude-ai
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs litclaude for you:
Install the "litclaude" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/wjgoarxiv/litclaude/tree/main/plugins/litclaude. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.