What is skill-state?
skill-state is a Claude Code mod by s2005 that sKILL.state explicit execution state: schema-validated state tool, action-bound tool gating and turn-end frame compaction. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | s2005 |
| Repository | s2005/skill_state |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #4,489 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #418 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-26 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call, mcp__skill-state__skill_state_update calls |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is skill-state safe to install?
skill-state scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.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.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install skill-state?
- 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/s2005/skill_state claude plugin validate ./skill_state/plugin
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add s2005/skill_state && claude plugin install skill-state@skill-state
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs skill-state for you:
Install the "skill-state" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/s2005/skill_state/tree/main/plugin. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.