Claude Code mod
branch-guard
Keeps work off protected branches: no commit, merge, rebase, cherry-pick, am or push on main/master/release/* (or an explicit push to one), with an optional auto-branch for commits.
Install
/plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks
/plugin install branch-guard@gobworksMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- Bash|PowerShell calls
- Draws in
AbovePromptPromptHintSessionMode- Hooks
session.startstate.setui.rendersession.endtool.callcommand.run
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.
Details
- Repository
- mako-code/gobworks
- Folder
mods/safety/branch-guard- Marketplace
gobworks- Author
- mako-code
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 4 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is branch-guard?
Keeps work off protected branches: no commit, merge, rebase, cherry-pick, am or push on main/master/release/* (or an explicit push to one), with an optional auto-branch for commits. It is a mod for Claude Code, from mako-code/gobworks on GitHub.
What can the branch-guard mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, reads env vars, reads mod state, draws). It sees Bash|PowerShell calls. It draws in AbovePrompt, PromptHint, SessionMode. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install branch-guard?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks and then /plugin install branch-guard@gobworks.
Is branch-guard popular?
mako-code/gobworks has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 4 October 2026.
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