Plannotator

Plannotator Claude Code Plugin

This directory contains the Claude Code plugin configuration for Plannotator.

Prerequisites

Install the plannotator command so Claude Code can use it:

macOS / Linux / WSL:

curl -fsSL https://plannotator.ai/install.sh | bash

Windows PowerShell:

irm https://plannotator.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Windows CMD:

curl -fsSL https://plannotator.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

Released binaries ship with SHA256 sidecars and SLSA build provenance attestations from v0.17.2 onwards. See the installation docs for version pinning and the verification docs for verification commands.

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Plugin Installation · Manual Installation (Hooks) · Obsidian Integration

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Plugin Installation

In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add backnotprop/plannotator
/plugin install plannotator@plannotator

Important: Restart Claude Code after installing the plugin for the hooks to take effect.

Manual Installation (Hooks)

If you prefer not to use the plugin system, add this to your ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "hooks": {
    "PermissionRequest": [
      {
        "matcher": "ExitPlanMode",
        "hooks": [
          {
            "type": "command",
            "command": "plannotator",
            "timeout": 345600
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

How It Works

When Claude Code calls ExitPlanMode, this hook intercepts and:

1. Opens Plannotator UI in your browser
2. Lets you annotate the plan visually
3. Approve → Claude proceeds with implementation
4. Request changes → Your annotations are sent back to Claude
5. On resubmission → Plan Diff shows what changed since the last version

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
PLANNOTATOR_REMOTE	Set to 1 / true for remote mode, 0 / false for local mode, or leave unset for SSH auto-detection. Uses a fixed port in remote mode; browser-opening behavior depends on the environment.
PLANNOTATOR_PORT	Fixed port to use. Default: random locally, 19432 for remote sessions.
PLANNOTATOR_BROWSER	Custom browser to open plans in. macOS: app name or path. Linux/Windows: executable path.
PLANNOTATOR_SHARE_URL	Custom share portal URL for self-hosting. Default: https://share.plannotator.ai.

Remote / Devcontainer Usage

When running Claude Code in a remote environment (SSH, devcontainer, WSL), set PLANNOTATOR_REMOTE=1 (or true) and these environment variables:

export PLANNOTATOR_REMOTE=1
export PLANNOTATOR_PORT=9999  # Choose a port you'll forward

This tells Plannotator to:

• Use a fixed port instead of a random one (so you can set up port forwarding)
• Use remote-friendly port/browser handling for forwarded environments
• Print the URL to the terminal for you to access

Port forwarding in VS Code devcontainers: The port should be automatically forwarded. Check the "Ports" tab.

SSH port forwarding: Add to your ~/.ssh/config:

Host your-server
    LocalForward 9999 localhost:9999

Slash Commands

Plannotator's slash commands are installed as Claude Code skills in ~/.claude/skills by the install script (the canonical source is apps/skills/core/). Claude Code skills are user-invocable by directory name, so these three work like slash commands inside your session:

Command	Description
/plannotator-review [--git]	Open code review UI for current changes or a GitHub PR; --git forces Git in JJ workspaces
/plannotator-annotate <file.md | file.html | https://... | folder/>	Annotate a file, URL, or folder
/plannotator-last	Annotate the agent's last message

Obsidian Integration

Approved plans can be automatically saved to your Obsidian vault.

Setup:

1. Open Settings (gear icon) in Plannotator
2. Enable "Obsidian Integration"
3. Select your vault from the dropdown (auto-detected) or enter the path manually
4. Set folder name (default: plannotator)

What gets saved:

• Plans saved with human-readable filenames: Title - Jan 2, 2026 2-30pm.md
• YAML frontmatter with created, source, and tags
• Tags extracted automatically from the plan title and code languages
• Backlink to [[Plannotator Plans]] for graph connectivity

Example saved file:

---
created: 2026-01-02T14:30:00.000Z
source: plannotator
tags: [plan, authentication, typescript, sql]
---

[[Plannotator Plans]]

# Implementation Plan: User Authentication
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