What is agent-portrait?
agent-portrait is a Claude Code mod by testy-cool that animated pixel-art portrait above the Claude Code prompt that reacts to thinking, talking, tools, failures and idle time. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | testy-cool |
| Repository | testy-cool/claude-agent-portraits |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #4,797 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #364 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is agent-portrait safe to install?
agent-portrait scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.root | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install agent-portrait?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/testy-cool/claude-agent-portraits claude plugin validate ./claude-agent-portraits/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add testy-cool/claude-agent-portraits && claude plugin install agent-portrait@claude-agent-portraits
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs agent-portrait for you:
Install the "agent-portrait" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/testy-cool/claude-agent-portraits. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.