modscode / Code / Deny a tool call
Deny a tool call (tool.call and deny)
A PreToolUse settings hook blocks with a shell script; in a mod you handle on('tool.call', { tool: 'Bash' }, ...) and return { deny: 'reason' } without calling next. Claude reads the reason and tries something else. Let a call through with next(e), or change it with next({ ...e, command }).
on('tool.call', { tool: 'Bash' }){ deny: '…' }next(e)$.ui.ask
The smallest form
hooks/register.js
export function register(on) {
on('tool.call', { tool: 'Bash' }, async ($, e, next) => {
if (/\brm\s+-[a-zA-Z]*(rf|fr)\b/.test(e.command)) {
// no call to next: the command never runs, and Claude reads this
return { deny: 'rm -rf is blocked in this project. Delete the files one by one instead.' }
}
return next(e)
})
}
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blast-radius deepseek-ai · Terminal + desktop · ★ 244419
See what a risky command would change before it runs.
on("tool.call", { tool: "Bash" }, async ($, e, next) => {
const risk = classify(String(e.command ?? ""));
if (risk === null) return next(e); // everything else runs as normal
const report = await measure($, risk, await $.session.cwd()); // git status, git clean -n, du, ...
held = { command: e.command, risk, report, decision: null };
const opened = await $.ui.open({ id: "blast-radius", title: "Blast Radius", focus: true });
if (!opened.isPlaced) held.where = "band"; // too narrow for a pane: draw above the prompt
while (held.decision === null && !next.signal.aborted) {
await $.process.run(["sleep", "0.25"]); // time inside $ calls doesn't count against the hook's time limit
}
if (held.decision === "proceed") return next(e); // let it run
return { deny: `Blast Radius held this command: the user pressed Cancel. It would have: ${report.summary}.` };
});MIT licence. Keep its notice when you copy the code. Its code and design
Licence text (MIT)
MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 DeepSeek Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
ruflo-testgen ruvnet · Hooks only · ★ 73986
Test gap detection, coverage analysis, and automated test generation — drives the testgaps background worker via hooks_worker-dispatch; SPARC Refinement-phase canonical owner
on('tool.call', async ($, e, next) => {
const label = watched(e.tool, e)
if (label === undefined) return next(e)
s.stats.checked++
s.stats.seen[label] = (s.stats.seen[label] ?? 0) + 1
const reason = s.opts.guard ? verdict(e.tool, e) : undefined
if (reason !== undefined) {
s.stats.blocked++
s.stats.lastReason = reason.slice(0, 160)
}
await flush($, s)
return reason === undefined ? next(e) : { deny: reason }
})MIT licence. Keep its notice when you copy the code. Its code and design
Licence text (MIT)
MIT License Copyright (c) 2024-2026 ruvnet Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
ruflo-security-audit ruvnet · Hooks only · ★ 73986
Security review, dependency scanning, policy gates, and CVE monitoring
on('tool.call', async ($, e, next) => {
const label = watched(e.tool, e)
if (label === undefined) return next(e)
s.stats.checked++
s.stats.seen[label] = (s.stats.seen[label] ?? 0) + 1
const reason = s.opts.guard ? verdict(e.tool, e) : undefined
if (reason !== undefined) {
s.stats.blocked++
s.stats.lastReason = reason.slice(0, 160)
}
await flush($, s)
return reason === undefined ? next(e) : { deny: reason }
})MIT licence. Keep its notice when you copy the code. Its code and design
Licence text (MIT)
MIT License Copyright (c) 2024-2026 ruvnet Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
ruflo-sparc ruvnet · Hooks only · ★ 73986
SPARC methodology — Specification, Pseudocode, Architecture, Refinement, Completion phases with gate checks
on('tool.call', async ($, e, next) => {
const label = watched(e.tool, e)
if (label === undefined) return next(e)
s.stats.checked++
s.stats.seen[label] = (s.stats.seen[label] ?? 0) + 1
const reason = s.opts.guard ? verdict(e.tool, e) : undefined
if (reason !== undefined) {
s.stats.blocked++
s.stats.lastReason = reason.slice(0, 160)
}
await flush($, s)
return reason === undefined ? next(e) : { deny: reason }
})MIT licence. Keep its notice when you copy the code. Its code and design
Licence text (MIT)
MIT License Copyright (c) 2024-2026 ruvnet Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
ruflo-workflows ruvnet · Hooks only · ★ 73986
Workflow automation across two surfaces: the 10 workflow_* MCP tools (create/run/execute/status/list/pause/resume/cancel/delete/template) with full state-machine lifecycle (created → running ↔ paused → completed/cancelled), and native Clau…
on('tool.call', async ($, e, next) => {
const label = watched(e.tool, e)
if (label === undefined) return next(e)
s.stats.checked++
s.stats.seen[label] = (s.stats.seen[label] ?? 0) + 1
const reason = s.opts.guard ? verdict(e.tool, e) : undefined
if (reason !== undefined) {
s.stats.blocked++
s.stats.lastReason = reason.slice(0, 160)
}
await flush($, s)
return reason === undefined ? next(e) : { deny: reason }
})MIT licence. Keep its notice when you copy the code. Its code and design
Licence text (MIT)
MIT License Copyright (c) 2024-2026 ruvnet Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
ruflo-x-gateway ruvnet · Hooks only · ★ 73986
Coordinate AI-agent swarms through signed federation messages, channels, and work claims. The remote Claude connector exposes a directory-safe Streamable HTTP MCP surface with OAuth-protected publishing and five ruv:// reference resources.
on('tool.call', async ($, e, next) => {
const label = watched(e.tool, e)
if (label === undefined) return next(e)
s.stats.checked++
s.stats.seen[label] = (s.stats.seen[label] ?? 0) + 1
const reason = s.opts.guard ? verdict(e.tool, e) : undefined
if (reason !== undefined) {
s.stats.blocked++
s.stats.lastReason = reason.slice(0, 160)
}
await flush($, s)
return reason === undefined ? next(e) : { deny: reason }
})MIT licence. Keep its notice when you copy the code. Its code and design
Licence text (MIT)
MIT License Copyright (c) 2024-2026 ruvnet Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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Put a .claude-plugin/plugin.json ({"name": "my-mod"}) and a hooks/hooks.json ({"modules": ["register.js"]}) in a folder, save the code above as hooks/register.js, and run claude --plugin-dir . to load it for one session. claude plugin validate . lists the events it hooks and the APIs it calls.