health-check

created	"2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z"
modified	"2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z"
reviewed	"2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z"
description	Claude Code health check — scans plugins, settings, hooks, MCP, runtime state, permissions, marketplace with optional fixes. Use when checking project health or troubleshooting setup.
allowed-tools	Bash(bash *), Bash(pre-commit *), Read, Glob, Grep, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion
args	[--scope=all|registry|stack|agentic|runtime] [--fix] [--dry-run] [--verbose]
argument-hint	[--scope=all|registry|stack|agentic|runtime] [--fix] [--dry-run] [--verbose]
name	health-check

/health:check

Single entry point for Claude Code health diagnostics. Runs environment checks (plugin registry, settings, hooks, MCP servers, SessionStart executability, pre-commit validity, permissions coverage, marketplace enrollment) plus optional deeper audits, and routes --fix to the appropriate internal workflow.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use another approach when...
Running Claude Code diagnostics	Viewing raw settings (use Read on settings.json)
Troubleshooting plugin registry issues	Inspecting marketplace metadata manually
Auditing plugins for project fit	Installing a specific plugin (use /plugin install)
Checking skill agentic-optimisation quality	Editing a single known skill
One-stop --fix across registry/stack/agentic	Precise surgical edits to a single file

Context

• Current project: !pwd
• Project settings exists: !find . -maxdepth 2 -path '*/.claude/settings.json'
• Local settings exists: !find . -maxdepth 2 -path '*/.claude/settings.local.json'

Parameters

Parse these from $ARGUMENTS:

Parameter	Description
--scope=<all|registry|stack|agentic|runtime>	Which audits to run. Default all.
--fix	Apply fixes to findings (prompts for confirmation).
--dry-run	Preview fixes without modifying files.
--verbose	Include detailed diagnostics.

Scope semantics:

Scope	Covers
registry	Plugin registry health (orphaned projectPath, stale enabledPlugins, registry-vs-settings drift)
stack	Enabled plugins vs detected project tech stack
agentic	Skill/command/agent agentic-optimisation compliance
runtime	~/.claude.json bloat (dead projects[], dead githubRepoPaths[*], orphaned disabledMcpServers, duplicate MCP naming). Read-only audit.
all	Environment checks + all four audits

Execution

Execute this diagnostic router. Default scope is all when --scope is not provided.

Step 1: Run environment checks (always)

Environment checks run regardless of --scope. They cover the baseline health of the Claude Code installation and the current project's .claude/ directory.

1a. Core environment scripts

bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check-plugins.sh" --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)"
bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check-settings.sh" --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)"
bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check-hooks.sh" --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)"
bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check-mcp.sh" --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)"

Parse STATUS= and ISSUES: from each. Pass --verbose when set on $ARGUMENTS.

If check-settings.sh emits PROJECT_DIR_RESOLVED=<path>, the workspace root had no .claude/ but a single nested */.claude/settings.json was found one level down (parent-workspace / monorepo layout). Note the resolved path in the report so the user knows which config was checked. If it emits PROJECT_DIR_HINT=<msg>, surface the hint — multiple nested configs were found and the user should re-run with --project-dir to target one.

1b. SessionStart smoke test

Check whether scripts/install_pkgs.sh (or any script registered in the SessionStart hook in .claude/settings.json) is executable and exits cleanly in both remote and local contexts.

1. Locate the SessionStart hook command from .claude/settings.json (look for the command field).
2. If a script is found, run:

   CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE=true bash <script-path>
   

   Capture exit code. Expected: 0.
3. Run again to verify idempotency — expected: 0.
4. Run with remote guard off:

   CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE=false bash <script-path>
   

   Expected: 0 (typically a no-op).
5. Report:
   • OK: All three exit 0
   • WARN: Script exists but is not registered in settings.json hook
   • ERROR: Script exits non-zero, or script referenced in hook does not exist

1c. Pre-commit config validator

If .pre-commit-config.yaml exists:

pre-commit validate-config .pre-commit-config.yaml

Report:

• OK: exits 0 (config is valid)
• WARN: pre-commit not installed — skip check, suggest pip install pre-commit
• ERROR: exits non-zero — show validation error

1d. Permissions coverage check

Compare tools referenced in project files against permissions.allow in .claude/settings.json.

1. Read permissions.allow from .claude/settings.json. Extract the command prefix from each Bash(<prefix>:*) entry.
2. Scan these files for tool invocations:
   • justfile / Justfile — commands on recipe lines
   • Makefile — shell commands on recipe lines
   • .pre-commit-config.yaml — entry: fields
3. For each tool found in project files:
   • Flag as MISSING if no matching Bash(<tool>:*) entry exists in permissions.allow
4. For each Bash(<tool>:*) entry in permissions.allow:
   • Flag as UNUSED if the tool is not found in any project file (informational, not an error)

Scoring:

• OK: No missing permissions
• WARN: 1–3 missing permissions
• ERROR: 4+ missing permissions

1e. Marketplace enrollment check

The local marketplace key (set by claude marketplace add <name>) is user-chosen and varies between installs (commonly laurigates-claude-plugins, sometimes claude-plugins). Identify the marketplace by its stable source.repo, not by a hardcoded local key.

1. Read .claude/settings.json.
2. Scan all entries under extraKnownMarketplaces and find the one whose source.repo equals "laurigates/claude-plugins". Capture that entry's key as $MP_KEY.
3. Check that enabledPlugins contains at least one key with the suffix @$MP_KEY.
4. Report:
   • OK: Both checks pass
   • WARN: enabledPlugins has no @$MP_KEY entries (marketplace enrolled but no plugins enabled)
   • ERROR: no extraKnownMarketplaces entry with source.repo = laurigates/claude-plugins (run /configure:claude-plugins --fix to add it)

Reference jq snippet (for verification or fix scripts):

MP_KEY=$(jq -r '.extraKnownMarketplaces // {} | to_entries | map(select(.value.source.repo == "laurigates/claude-plugins")) | .[0].key // empty' .claude/settings.json)
if [ -z "$MP_KEY" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: no extraKnownMarketplaces entry with source.repo = laurigates/claude-plugins"
else
  jq -e --arg k "@$MP_KEY" '.enabledPlugins // {} | to_entries | map(select(.key | endswith($k))) | length > 0' .claude/settings.json >/dev/null \
    && echo "OK: marketplace enrolled as $MP_KEY with enabled plugins" \
    || echo "WARN: marketplace $MP_KEY enrolled but no @${MP_KEY} entries in enabledPlugins"
fi

Step 2: Run scope-specific audits

For --scope=registry or all:

bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/health-plugins/scripts/check-registry.sh" \
  --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)"

Parse STATUS=, PLUGIN_COUNT=, ORPHANED_ENTRIES=, STALE_ENABLED_ENTRIES=, and ISSUES:.

For --scope=stack or all: follow the tech-stack audit steps from the internal health-audit skill (see ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/health-audit/SKILL.md and its REFERENCE.md).

For --scope=agentic or all: follow the skill-quality audit steps from the internal health-agentic-audit skill (see ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/health-agentic-audit/SKILL.md and its REFERENCE.md).

For --scope=runtime or all:

bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check-runtime.sh" --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)"

Parse STATUS=, RUNTIME_SIZE_BYTES=, PROJECTS_TOTAL=, PROJECTS_DEAD=, GH_PATHS_TOTAL=, GH_PATHS_DEAD=, ORPHAN_DISABLED_MCP=, DUPLICATE_MCP=, CLEANUP_SUGGESTED=, and ISSUES:. Pass --verbose to list every dead path / orphaned server (default is a single rolled-up issue per category to keep output compact).

The runtime scope audits ~/.claude.json — the harness state file that grows with every session and is never auto-pruned. It reports four classes of bloat: dead projects[] keys, dead githubRepoPaths[*] worktree paths, orphaned disabledMcpServers[] entries, and bare-vs-namespaced duplicate MCP names. The audit is read-only: it prints suggested jq filters for the operator to run manually after closing other Claude Code sessions.

Concurrent-write warning. The harness rewrites ~/.claude.json on session end. Before acting on the audit's suggested cleanups, close every other Claude Code session — otherwise the in-memory state of a live session will clobber your edits when it next writes the file. An automated cleanup writer is out of scope for this audit.

Step 3: Report findings

Print a consolidated report grouped by scope:

1. Environment — plugins/settings/hooks/MCP status + counts, SessionStart smoke test, pre-commit validity, permissions coverage, marketplace enrollment
2. Registry — orphaned projectPath entries, stale enabledPlugins keys, registry-vs-settings drift
3. Stack — detected stack + relevant/irrelevant/missing plugin recommendations
4. Agentic — skills missing optimisation tables, bare CLI commands, stale reviews
5. Runtime — ~/.claude.json size, dead projects/githubRepoPaths, orphaned disabledMcpServers, duplicate MCP naming (read-only — no --fix path)

Use STATUS= indicators (OK/WARN/ERROR) and issue counts per scope. Include a summary table:

Check	Status	Issues
Plugin registry	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Settings files	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Hooks configuration	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
MCP servers	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
SessionStart smoke test	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Pre-commit config	OK/WARN/ERROR/SKIP	...
Permissions coverage	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Marketplace enrollment	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Registry audit	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Stack audit	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Agentic audit	OK/WARN/ERROR	...
Runtime audit	OK/WARN/ERROR	...

See REFERENCE.md for the full report template.

Step 4: Apply fixes (if --fix)

If --fix is set:

1. If --scope=all AND findings exist in multiple scopes, use AskUserQuestion to let the user pick which scopes to fix (multi-select: registry, stack, agentic).

2. For each selected scope, delegate:

   Scope	Delegate to
   registry	bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/health-plugins/scripts/fix-registry.sh" --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)" (pass --dry-run when set)
   stack	Follow the --fix flow in ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/health-audit/SKILL.md (Step 6)
   agentic	Follow the --fix flow in ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/health-agentic-audit/SKILL.md (Step 6)

3. Parse each script's output (STATUS=, REMOVED_COUNT=, MESSAGE=, RESTART_REQUIRED=) and report what changed.

4. If any fix reports RESTART_REQUIRED=true, remind the user to restart Claude Code.

Step 5: Verify

Re-run the relevant checks and confirm issue counts have dropped.

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
Full scan	/health:check
Registry only	/health:check --scope=registry
Stack relevance only	/health:check --scope=stack
Agentic audit only	/health:check --scope=agentic
Runtime state audit (~/.claude.json)	/health:check --scope=runtime
Fix everything (interactive)	/health:check --fix
Dry-run preview of fixes	/health:check --fix --dry-run
Detailed diagnostics	/health:check --verbose
Check plugin registry exists	find ~/.claude/plugins -name 'installed_plugins.json'
Validate settings JSON	find .claude -maxdepth 1 -name 'settings.json'
Smoke-test install script	CLAUDE_CODE_REMOTE=true bash scripts/install_pkgs.sh
Validate pre-commit config	pre-commit validate-config .pre-commit-config.yaml
Check marketplace enrollment	find .claude -maxdepth 1 -name 'settings.json' then grep for extraKnownMarketplaces

Known Issues

Issue	Symptom	Fix path
#14202	Plugin shows "installed" but not active	/health:check --scope=registry --fix
Stale enabledPlugins key in settings.json	Plugin appears enabled but no registry/marketplace entry	/health:check --scope=registry --fix
Orphaned projectPath	Plugin installed for deleted project	/health:check --scope=registry --fix
Invalid settings JSON	Settings file won't load	/health:check
Missing marketplace enrollment	laurigates/claude-plugins skills unavailable in web sessions	/configure:claude-plugins --fix