Claude Code mod
journal
Project memory across sessions: every few turns haiku writes what was done, decided and left open to .claude/journal.md, and new conversations start with the latest entries.
Install
/plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks
/plugin install journal@gobworksMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- Edit|Write|NotebookEdit calls, the system prompt
- Draws in
Pane- Hooks
session.startturn.starttool.callturn.completesession.endprompt.contextcommand.runui.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.
Details
- Repository
- mako-code/gobworks
- Folder
mods/memory/journal- Marketplace
gobworks- Author
- mako-code
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 4 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is journal?
Project memory across sessions: every few turns haiku writes what was done, decided and left open to .claude/journal.md, and new conversations start with the latest entries. It is a mod for Claude Code, from mako-code/gobworks on GitHub.
What can the journal mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads mod state, draws). It sees Edit|Write|NotebookEdit calls, the system prompt. It draws in Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install journal?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add mako-code/gobworks and then /plugin install journal@gobworks.
Is journal 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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