What is workflows?
workflows is a Claude Code mod by edwinhu that one loop — work — for work worth doing properly: clarify, an approved plan that is the run's only authority, delegated implementation, independent verification against computed gates, and. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 24 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | edwinhu |
| Repository | edwinhu/workflows |
| Popularity | 24 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #277 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #27 in Agents & automation |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | /"^(Read|Bash|Edit|Write|Monitor|CronDelete|CronCreate)$"/ calls, Read|Bash|Grep|Write|Edit calls, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is workflows safe to install?
workflows scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 2 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.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.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
How do I install workflows?
- 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/edwinhu/workflows claude plugin validate ./workflows/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add edwinhu/workflows && claude plugin install workflows@edwinhu-plugins
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs workflows for you:
Install the "workflows" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/edwinhu/workflows. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.