What is buddy?
buddy is a Claude Code mod by briannaworkman that a pixel-art companion above your prompt: reacts to your session, grows up, unlocks accessories, watches your PRs, Slack mentions and meetings, and can post to a leaderboard with your friends. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | briannaworkman |
| Repository | briannaworkman/buddies |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #2,776 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #89 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is buddy safe to install?
buddy scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 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 files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.tool.call | drives Claude |
$.tool.check | |
$.tool.list | |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install buddy?
- 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/briannaworkman/buddies claude plugin validate ./buddies/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add briannaworkman/buddies && claude plugin install buddy@buddies
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs buddy for you:
Install the "buddy" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/briannaworkman/buddies. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.