What is arcade?
arcade is a Claude Code mod by thefotes that play Snake, Minesweeper, 2048, chess (vs Stockfish) and CHIP-8 ROMs in a pane while Claude works. It is listed under Games and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | thefotes |
| Repository | thefotes/pane-arcade |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Games |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,808 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #94 in Games |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is arcade safe to install?
arcade scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install arcade?
- 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/thefotes/pane-arcade claude plugin validate ./pane-arcade/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add thefotes/pane-arcade && claude plugin install arcade@pane-arcade
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs arcade for you:
Install the "arcade" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/thefotes/pane-arcade. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.