Claude Code mod

session-start

On each new interactive session: reload skills and plugins, then name the session <project>-<Chicago ISO ns>.<feature>

Install

From source

git clone https://github.com/ray-manaloto/dotfiles.git
claude --plugin-dir ./dotfiles/.claude/skills/session-start

The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.

What it can access

Reach: L2Writes or runs: runs processes, drives Claude, reads env vars, draws
Sees: every prompt
Hooks: session.startprompt.submit

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.

Claude Code docs

Details

Repository: ray-manaloto/dotfiles
Folder: .claude/skills/session-start
Author: Raymond Manaloto
Type: Workflow mods
Last updated: 29 October 2026
Listed in: awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is session-start?

On each new interactive session: reload skills and plugins, then name the session <project>-<Chicago ISO ns>.<feature> It is a mod for Claude Code, from ray-manaloto/dotfiles on GitHub.

What can the session-start mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, drives Claude, reads env vars, draws). It sees every prompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install session-start?

Clone ray-manaloto/dotfiles and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.claude/skills/session-start).

Is session-start popular?

ray-manaloto/dotfiles has 5 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 29 October 2026.

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