What is phylax?
phylax is a Claude Code mod by ajbarea that opt-in Claude Code hooks: refuse attribution lines in commits and PRs, refuse staging COMMITS.md, warn on commits in a main checkout, and restart idle sessions onto an updated Claude Code. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ajbarea |
| Repository | ajbarea/techne |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #1,451 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #575 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | Bash calls |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is phylax safe to install?
phylax scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config. It passed 5 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 files or config | Review |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.env.set | sets env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install phylax?
- 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/ajbarea/techne claude plugin validate ./techne/plugins/phylax
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ajbarea/techne && claude plugin install phylax@techne
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs phylax for you:
Install the "phylax" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ajbarea/techne/tree/main/plugins/phylax. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.