What is specialists?
specialists is a Claude Code mod by xtrm-dev. Specialists execution runtime in Claude Code: specialist activation and dispatch over MCP, session continuity hooks, and the supervising-activations skill. Consumes the Substrate work. It is listed under Interface and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | xtrm-dev |
| Repository | xtrm-dev/specialists |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #1,043 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #407 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is specialists safe to install?
specialists scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; reads environment variables. 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.mcp.call | calls MCP servers |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install specialists?
- 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/xtrm-dev/specialists claude plugin validate ./specialists/plugins/specialists
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add xtrm-dev/specialists && claude plugin install specialists@xtrm
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs specialists for you:
Install the "specialists" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/xtrm-dev/specialists/tree/master/plugins/specialists. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from xtrm-dev/specialists
This repository has 2 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- specialists-ui: Teammate-style transcript rows for Specialists in Claude Code: channel wakes, the fallback wake, and Specialists MCP too (High risk)