What is ambient?
ambient is a Claude Code mod by adamentwistle that an animated strip above the prompt that moves with the work, in eight styles from a request mesh to a lava lamp. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | adamentwistle |
| Repository | adamentwistle/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,493 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,048 in Interface |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | CommandOutput, AbovePrompt |
Is ambient safe to install?
ambient scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | 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/adamentwistle/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/plugins/ambient
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add adamentwistle/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install ambient@cc-mods
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/adamentwistle/claude-code-mods/tree/main/plugins/ambient. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from adamentwistle/claude-code-mods
This repository has 3 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- office: A pixel-art office of your running Claude Code sessions: one desk per session, animated by what it is doing, with speech (Review before installing)
- viewfinder: Shows the screenshots and images Claude looks at in a pane beside the transcript (Review before installing)