What is zetetic-genius?
zetetic-genius is a Claude Code mod by cdeust that grades every request before its turn starts (task class → effort rung, in one low-effort completion) and routes it to the genius reasoning patterns and problem-shaped skills whose trigger. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | cdeust |
| Repository | cdeust/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #2,873 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #219 in Agents & automation |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is zetetic-genius safe to install?
zetetic-genius scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install zetetic-genius?
- 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/cdeust/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/mods/zetetic-genius
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add cdeust/claude-mods && claude plugin install zetetic-genius@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs zetetic-genius for you:
Install the "zetetic-genius" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/cdeust/claude-mods/tree/main/mods/zetetic-genius. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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