What is orc?
orc is a Claude Code mod by HigorAlves that full-SDLC Claude Code plugin — plan → implement → QA → ship → CI → release, with root-cause debugging, incident response, and dependency care. Hook-enforced guardrails, curated skills,. It is listed under Security and has 6 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | HigorAlves |
| Repository | HigorAlves/orc |
| Popularity | 6 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #649 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #88 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, compaction, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane, Spinner, PromptHint, SessionMode, ToolUse, AskUserQuestion, AbovePrompt |
Is orc safe to install?
orc scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 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 |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.suggest | writes the prompt box |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install orc?
- 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/HigorAlves/orc claude plugin validate ./orc/orc
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add HigorAlves/orc && claude plugin install orc@orc
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs orc for you:
Install the "orc" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/HigorAlves/orc/tree/main/orc. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.