What is pair-watcher?
pair-watcher is a Claude Code mod by mako-code that claude knows what you changed between turns: files edited outside Claude are named (with small diffs) beside your next prompt, and an optional cheap review flags slips in your own edits. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mako-code |
| Repository | mako-code/gobworks |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #1,241 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #479 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is pair-watcher safe to install?
pair-watcher scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install pair-watcher?
- 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/ambient/pair-watcher
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks && claude plugin install pair-watcher@gobworks
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs pair-watcher for you:
Install the "pair-watcher" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mako-code/gobworks/tree/main/mods/ambient/pair-watcher. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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