What is session-start?
session-start is a Claude Code mod by ray-manaloto that on each new interactive session: reload skills and plugins, then name the session -. It is listed under Interface and has 4 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ray-manaloto |
| Repository | ray-manaloto/dotfiles |
| Popularity | 4 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #752 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #279 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | every prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is session-start safe to install?
session-start scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install session-start?
- 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/ray-manaloto/dotfiles claude plugin validate ./dotfiles/.claude/skills/session-start
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/ray-manaloto/dotfiles && claude --plugin-dir ./dotfiles/.claude/skills/session-start
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs session-start for you:
Install the "session-start" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ray-manaloto/dotfiles/tree/main/.claude/skills/session-start. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from ray-manaloto/dotfiles
This repository has 4 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- install-doctor: Reports the install-doctor verdict at session start and refuses tool calls while the install is provably broken (Review before installing)
- coordinator-handoff: Auto-submits /coordinator-handoff when a dotfiles coordinator session's context reaches the configured limit, with a vis (Review before installing)
- plugin-health: Reports at session start when plugins declared in settings are not actually installed or are disabled for this project (Review before installing)