What is ambient?
ambient is a Claude Code mod by barisdemirhan that a living band above the prompt that Claude's work feeds, with sound: an aquarium, a bonsai, a skyline, constellations, weather that can follow the real sky, a train, Game of Life, a. It is listed under Games and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | barisdemirhan |
| Repository | barisdemirhan/claude-ambient |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Games |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #2,702 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #58 in Games |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | PromptHint, AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is ambient safe to install?
ambient scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends data over the network. It passed 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install ambient?
- 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/barisdemirhan/claude-ambient claude plugin validate ./claude-ambient/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add barisdemirhan/claude-ambient && claude plugin install ambient@claude-ambient
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ambient for you:
Install the "ambient" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/barisdemirhan/claude-ambient. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.