What is smartcompact?
smartcompact is a Claude Code mod by ambervdberg that a Claude Code mod that compacts the conversation at a good moment, asked for by the session after a nudge or chosen by a small judge model, and then tells Claude to continue. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ambervdberg |
| Repository | ambervdberg/smartcompact |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,593 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #246 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | compaction, the system prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is smartcompact safe to install?
smartcompact scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 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 |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.append | |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install smartcompact?
- 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/ambervdberg/smartcompact claude plugin validate ./smartcompact/plugin/smartcompact
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ambervdberg/smartcompact && claude plugin install smartcompact@smartcompact
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs smartcompact for you:
Install the "smartcompact" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ambervdberg/smartcompact/tree/main/plugin/smartcompact. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.