What is prompt-offload?
prompt-offload is a Claude Code mod by KilimcininKorOglu that writes a prompt longer than the limit (2000 characters by default) to a temp file and sends the model its first 200 characters with the path, so one paste does not fill the context. It is listed under Context & memory and has 11 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | KilimcininKorOglu |
| Repository | KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 11 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #489 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #57 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Stars this week | +3 |
| Hooks | 3 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is prompt-offload safe to install?
prompt-offload scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 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 |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install prompt-offload?
- 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/KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/plugins/prompt-offload
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install prompt-offload@kilimcininkoroglu-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs prompt-offload for you:
Install the "prompt-offload" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods/tree/main/plugins/prompt-offload. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- bughunt: Runs proof-driven bug hunt rounds with /bughunt: each round proves one bug with a failing command the mod runs itself, f (Review before installing)
- cache-warm: Keeps the 1-hour prompt cache warm for a window you set, or with no end in every session under always, with one cache-sh (Review before installing)
- commit-cadence: Names the uncommitted files to you at the end of each turn, and tells the model at the next prompt to commit each finish (Review before installing)
- config-parse: Parses each JSON, YAML, TOML or .env file an Edit or Write touches, notes a parse error at once instead of at the next b (Review before installing)