Claude Code mod
idle-compact
Compacts an idle session just before its prompt cache expires, so returning does not re-write the full context
Install
/plugin marketplace add benredmond/idle-compact
/plugin install idle-compact@idle-compactMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- compaction
- Hooks
session.startturn.startturn.stepturn.completesession.compact
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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
- benredmond/idle-compact
- Folder
idle-compact- Marketplace
idle-compact- Author
- Ben Redmond
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 3 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is idle-compact?
Compacts an idle session just before its prompt cache expires, so returning does not re-write the full context It is a mod for Claude Code, from benredmond/idle-compact on GitHub.
What can the idle-compact mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, reads mod state, draws). It sees compaction. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install idle-compact?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add benredmond/idle-compact and then /plugin install idle-compact@idle-compact.
Is idle-compact popular?
benredmond/idle-compact has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 3 October 2026.
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