FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers, from the READMEs.
Can anyone install these plugins?
No. The repository is private and access is by invitation. Installing from GitHub needs an SSH key for an account that can read catesworks/claude-mods. There is no public marketplace.
Are the guards a security boundary?
No. They are guardrails against a model’s accidents. A model or a person set on reading a secret can get past them; each README lists the known bypasses.
Does any plugin run an MCP server?
No. dossier-first registers one model-callable tool, kb_search, through the plugin API; Claude Code lists it as mcp__dossier-first__kb_search. The session-bus band calls an existing bus MCP server you already configured.
Which Claude Code version do they need?
They are built and tested against Claude Code 2.1.322, the version that wrote the repo’s type declarations. CI pins that version.
Do the plugins send data anywhere?
They run on your machine and call local tools: bd, rg, git, and the bus server you configured. dossier-first keeps its file list and miss log in the plugin store under the Claude Code config folder.
Is automatic dossier lookup on?
No. Pull mode is the default: lookup happens only on /kb, ?kb or a kb_search call. Push mode failed its gate on the measured spike and stays off.
Are all mods finished?
Mods 1 to 8 are built, tested and live-checked, with UNVERIFIED items listed in each README. Mod 5B is blocked on another epic. No plugin is installed on any machine yet.
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