What is repo-map?
repo-map is a Claude Code mod by mako-code that a compact, cached map of the repository for Claude: files by folder with sizes and each source file's symbols with line numbers, sized to a token budget, instead of reading files to get. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | mako-code |
| Repository | mako-code/gobworks |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #1,226 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #225 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every tool call, mcp__repo-map__map calls |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is repo-map safe to install?
repo-map scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.root | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install repo-map?
- 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/abilities/repo-map
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks && claude plugin install repo-map@gobworks
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs repo-map for you:
Install the "repo-map" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/mako-code/gobworks/tree/main/mods/abilities/repo-map. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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- gh-inbox: GitHub issues and pull requests in a pane — one press to have Claude work on an issue or review a PR — plus the current (Review before installing)
- http-lab: An HTTP tool for API work: status, timing, trimmed headers and a body shaped to fit; localhost runs freely, other hosts (High risk)