Claude Code mod

better-compact

Steers every compaction, including automatic ones, with a brief that keeps goal, next step, files, decisions and state. Once context runs high, a button above the prompt runs /compact, so you compact before a long context eats into your usage limits and model performance.

1 starsContext & usage modsValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/koenvdheide/better-compact.git
claude --plugin-dir ./better-compact/.

The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.

What it can access

Reach
L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, draws
Sees
compaction
Draws in
AbovePrompt
Hooks
session.compactsession.endsession.measureui.render

From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.

How Claude Code mods work

  • A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
  • It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
  • Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
  • Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Claude Code docs

Details

Repository
koenvdheide/better-compact
Folder
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Author
Koen van der Heide
Type
Context & usage mods
License
MIT
Last updated
14 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is better-compact?

Steers every compaction, including automatic ones, with a brief that keeps goal, next step, files, decisions and state. Once context runs high, a button above the prompt runs /compact, so you compact before a long context eats into your usage limits and model performance. It is a mod for Claude Code, from koenvdheide/better-compact on GitHub.

What can the better-compact mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, draws). It sees compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install better-compact?

Clone koenvdheide/better-compact and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).

Is better-compact popular?

koenvdheide/better-compact has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 14 October 2026.

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