What is session-hygiene?
session-hygiene is a Claude Code mod by bennewton999 that configurable tripwires for the rules you keep forgetting, and a handoff card of open loops left by earlier sessions. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | bennewton999 |
| Repository | bennewton999/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #2,724 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #256 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is session-hygiene safe to install?
session-hygiene scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; watches every prompt or event. It passed 6 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install session-hygiene?
- 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/bennewton999/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/session-hygiene
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add bennewton999/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install session-hygiene@bennewton-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs session-hygiene for you:
Install the "session-hygiene" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/bennewton999/claude-code-mods/tree/main/session-hygiene. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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