Claude Code mod

smartcompact

A Claude Code mod that compacts the conversation at a good moment, asked for by the session after a nudge or chosen by a small judge model, and then tells Claude to continue.

2 starsWorkflow mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add ambervdberg/smartcompact
/plugin install smartcompact@smartcompact

Mods 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, writes the prompt box, reads files, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads the prompt box, persists state, draws
Sees: the system prompt, compaction
Hooks: session.startturn.startturn.stepturn.completesession.appendprompt.editprompt.contextcommand.runsession.compactsession.end

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: ambervdberg/smartcompact
Folder: plugin/smartcompact
Marketplace: smartcompact
Author: Amber van den Berg
Type: Workflow mods
License: MIT
Last updated: 1 November 2026
Listed in: awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is smartcompact?

A Claude Code mod that compacts the conversation at a good moment, asked for by the session after a nudge or chosen by a small judge model, and then tells Claude to continue. It is a mod for Claude Code, from ambervdberg/smartcompact on GitHub.

What can the smartcompact mod access?

Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (writes files, drives Claude, writes the prompt box, reads files, reads env vars, reads the transcript, reads the prompt box, persists state, draws). It sees the system prompt, compaction. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install smartcompact?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add ambervdberg/smartcompact and then /plugin install smartcompact@smartcompact.

Is smartcompact popular?

ambervdberg/smartcompact has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 1 November 2026.

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