What is waypoint?
waypoint is a Claude Code mod by VibeMage that project progress in one row above the Claude Code prompt: your /goal, checklists, roadmap, counters, beads epics, GitHub milestones, the agents working beside you and who holds a lock. It is listed under Git & CI and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | VibeMage |
| Repository | VibeMage/claude-mod-waypoint |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Git & CI |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #5,005 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #356 in Git & CI |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | TodoWrite|TaskCreate|TaskUpdate calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is waypoint safe to install?
waypoint scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| 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 | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.root | |
$.settings.read | reads settings |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install waypoint?
- 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/VibeMage/claude-mod-waypoint claude plugin validate ./claude-mod-waypoint/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add VibeMage/claude-mod-waypoint && claude plugin install waypoint@claude-mod-waypoint
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs waypoint for you:
Install the "waypoint" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/VibeMage/claude-mod-waypoint. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.