What is speckit-xref?
speckit-xref is a Claude Code mod by moinsen-dev that keeps a GitHub Spec Kit feature and its code tied together inside Claude Code: a new idea researched and shaped with you (or your PRD reviewed and cut into a roadmap), the spec in the. It is listed under Git & CI and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | moinsen-dev |
| Repository | moinsen-dev/speckit-xref |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #1,980 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #153 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 14 events |
| Sees | Agent calls, classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every skill, every tool call, mcp__speckit-xref__ask calls, mcp__speckit-xref__focus calls, mcp__speckit-xref__link calls, mcp__speckit-xref__pause calls, mcp__speckit-xref__status calls, mcp__speckit-xref__where calls, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | ToolUse, UserMessage, AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is speckit-xref safe to install?
speckit-xref scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.register | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.classify | drives Claude |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
How do I install speckit-xref?
- 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/moinsen-dev/speckit-xref claude plugin validate ./speckit-xref/mod
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add moinsen-dev/speckit-xref && claude plugin install speckit-xref@speckit-xref
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs speckit-xref for you:
Install the "speckit-xref" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/moinsen-dev/speckit-xref/tree/main/mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.