Claude Code mod
open-file-guard
Before Claude uses a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file you have open, asks you to close it instead of letting the write fail.
Install
/plugin marketplace add seanrobertwright/claude-mods
/plugin install open-file-guard@claude-modsMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L1Reads: reads files, draws
- Sees
- Write calls, Edit calls, /"^(Bash|PowerShell)$"/ calls
- Hooks
turn.completetool.call
From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.
How Claude Code mods work
- A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
- It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
- Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
- Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Details
- Repository
- seanrobertwright/claude-mods
- Folder
mods/open-file-guard- Marketplace
claude-mods- Last updated
- 12 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is open-file-guard?
Before Claude uses a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file you have open, asks you to close it instead of letting the write fail. It is a mod for Claude Code, from seanrobertwright/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the open-file-guard mod access?
Its widest reach is "reads" (reads files, draws). It sees Write calls, Edit calls, /"^(Bash|PowerShell)$"/ calls. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install open-file-guard?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add seanrobertwright/claude-mods and then /plugin install open-file-guard@claude-mods.
Is open-file-guard popular?
seanrobertwright/claude-mods has 3 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 12 October 2026.
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