Claude Code mod
repo-brief
Gathers the repo's state at session start (branch, ahead/behind, uncommitted work, recent commits, open PRs with CI, focus-label issues, stale branches) with no model calls, shows it in a band above the prompt and hands Claude the same summary in its first message.
Install
git clone https://github.com/joeldg/claude-mods.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/repo-briefThe repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- the system prompt, compaction
- Draws in
AbovePrompt- Hooks
session.startprompt.contextturn.completesession.compactcommand.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
- joeldg/claude-mods
- Folder
repo-brief- Author
- joeldg
- Last updated
- 16 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is repo-brief?
Gathers the repo's state at session start (branch, ahead/behind, uncommitted work, recent commits, open PRs with CI, focus-label issues, stale branches) with no model calls, shows it in a band above the prompt and hands Claude the same summary in its first message. It is a mod for Claude Code, from joeldg/claude-mods on GitHub.
What can the repo-brief mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, reads mod state, draws). It sees the system prompt, compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install repo-brief?
Clone joeldg/claude-mods and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (repo-brief).
Is repo-brief popular?
joeldg/claude-mods has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 16 October 2026.
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