What is vanguard?
vanguard is a Claude Code mod by XXX1694 that command center for Claude Code: a live pane for your squad of subagents, limits and context, an orchestrator that fans work out to specialist agents, bundled MCP servers and skills, and a. It is listed under Context & memory and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | XXX1694 |
| Repository | XXX1694/Vanguard |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #1,431 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #151 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | compaction, every skill, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is vanguard safe to install?
vanguard scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.tool.list | |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.scroll | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install vanguard?
- 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/XXX1694/Vanguard claude plugin validate ./Vanguard/plugins/vanguard
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add XXX1694/Vanguard && claude plugin install vanguard@vanguard
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs vanguard for you:
Install the "vanguard" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/XXX1694/Vanguard/tree/main/plugins/vanguard. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.