What is squad-chat?
squad-chat is a Claude Code mod by chrisluo5311 that the all-in-one Claude Code plugin. Talk with your squad, share code, and keep live rooms (usage, git, weather, lo-fi and more) next to your session. Zero tokens, zero leaks to Claude. It is listed under Security and has 6 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | chrisluo5311 |
| Repository | chrisluo5311/squad-chat |
| Popularity | 6 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #640 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #84 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 13 events |
| Sees | every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is squad-chat safe to install?
squad-chat scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.selection | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install squad-chat?
- 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/chrisluo5311/squad-chat claude plugin validate ./squad-chat/plugins/squad-chat
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add chrisluo5311/squad-chat && claude plugin install squad-chat@squad-chat
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs squad-chat for you:
Install the "squad-chat" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/chrisluo5311/squad-chat/tree/main/plugins/squad-chat. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.