Claude Code mod

watchdog

Watchdog agents review each update of the agent you work with and push short notes to it. It spawns review subagents and auto-allows only its own review spawn and reviewer reads of files the main agent already read.

2 starsMemory & instructions modsValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/matteoantoci/claude-code-watchdog.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-code-watchdog/plugins/watchdog

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

What it can access

Reach
Unknown
Sees
/"."/u calls, every prompt, compaction
Draws in
AbovePrompt
Hooks
state.setstore.settool.callturn.startturn.completeprompt.submitcommand.runsession.startui.renderui.presssession.endturn.stepsession.compactsession.append

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

Folder
plugins/watchdog
Author
Matteo Antoci
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated
1 November 2026

FAQ

What is watchdog?

Watchdog agents review each update of the agent you work with and push short notes to it. It spawns review subagents and auto-allows only its own review spawn and reviewer reads of files the main agent already read. It is a mod for Claude Code, from matteoantoci/claude-code-watchdog on GitHub.

What can the watchdog mod access?

Its reach could not be worked out from its code. It sees /"."/u calls, every prompt, compaction. It draws in AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install watchdog?

Clone matteoantoci/claude-code-watchdog and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (plugins/watchdog).

Is watchdog popular?

matteoantoci/claude-code-watchdog 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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