What is relay?
relay is a Claude Code mod by chrisvaillancourt that /relay: update stale docs, save a handoff note to a temp file, draft a continuation prompt, compact, and put the prompt in the box. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | chrisvaillancourt |
| Repository | chrisvaillancourt/claude-relay |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #2,909 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #270 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is relay safe to install?
relay scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.turns | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install relay?
- 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/chrisvaillancourt/claude-relay claude plugin validate ./claude-relay/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add chrisvaillancourt/claude-relay && claude plugin install relay@relay
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs relay for you:
Install the "relay" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/chrisvaillancourt/claude-relay. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.