What is personas?
personas is a Claude Code mod by SApplefeld that pIANO-esque cognitive layer: persona-keyed state, heartbeat liveness, controller with classify/actuate. It is listed under Interface and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | SApplefeld |
| Repository | SApplefeld/claude-kit |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (28/100) |
| Rank | #1,384 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #542 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is personas safe to install?
personas scores 28/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 0 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.audio.speak | plays audio |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.classify | drives Claude |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install personas?
- 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/SApplefeld/claude-kit claude plugin validate ./claude-kit/plugins/personas
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add SApplefeld/claude-kit && claude plugin install personas@applefeld
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs personas for you:
Install the "personas" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/SApplefeld/claude-kit/tree/main/plugins/personas. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.