vertex

vertex is a command for Claude Code from sivang/sivan-claude-plugins. It costs 6 tokens per session (301 once invoked), scanned B, original, MIT.

A command for switching Claude to use Vertex AI, Google's cloud service for running AI models.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for activating Vertex AI when configuration exists, guiding setup when it does not, and switching back to Anthropic when requested.
Why use it?
It handles the activation flow and reports when setup, a provider choice, or an error needs attention.

Command for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: allowed-tools in frontmatter. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; names the AskUserQuestion tool.

Runs only inside its plugin — its command needs a path that Claude Code sets for a plugin’s own hooks and for nothing else. Install the plugin, not this.

Part of the vertex-ai-provider plugin — 5 commands shipped together

Good fit It is for activating Vertex AI when configuration exists, guiding setup when it does not, and switching back to Anthropic when requested.

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Install

Getting it into your agent

This one installs as part of its plugin. Adding the marketplace and installing the plugin brings it with everything else the plugin ships.

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add sivang/sivan-claude-plugins
Claude Code
/plugin install vertex-ai-provider

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install vertex-ai-provider, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 5 commands.

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Per session 6 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 301 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00006 $0.00301
Opus 5.5 $0.00002 $0.00120
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00001 $0.00060
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00030

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 801ec066cc41, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

vertex scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping

.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.

- Current state: !`cat ~/.claude/vertex-provider/state.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"active":false}'`
vertex-ai-provider/commands/vertex.md · 35 lines

What it actually says

Context

  • Current state: !cat ~/.claude/vertex-provider/state.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"active":false}'
  • Config exists: !test -f ~/.claude/vertex-provider.json && echo "yes" || echo "no"

Your Task

Activate the Vertex AI provider:

  1. If config doesn't exist, tell the user to run /vertex setup first

  2. Run the activation script and capture output:

node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/cli/activate.js"
  1. If exit code is 2 (needs prompt): Parse the JSON output and use AskUserQuestion to present options:

    • Extract the reason, question, and options from the JSON
    • Present to user with AskUserQuestion
    • Based on selection:
      • If "anthropic": Run node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/lib/cli/deactivate.js" to switch
      • If "retry": Re-run the activation script
      • If "cancel": Tell user they remain on current provider
    • If selected provider needs setup, guide them through it
  2. If exit code is 0: Confirm Vertex AI is now active

  3. If exit code is 1: Show the error message to the user

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago First seen · 35 lines · 6 tokens per session scan B 801ec066cc41

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vertex is a command published in the GitHub repository sivang/sivan-claude-plugins (1 stars, last pushed 9mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 6 tokens to every session and 301 once invoked, about $0.0000 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.