What is buddy?
buddy is a Claude Code mod by patrickhegnauer that a panda colleague in a side pane who works along with each task and keeps a short management summary of the session. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | patrickhegnauer |
| Repository | patrickhegnauer/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #4,254 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #399 in Context & memory |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is buddy safe to install?
buddy scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | 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/patrickhegnauer/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/buddy
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add patrickhegnauer/claude-mods && claude plugin install buddy@hegnauer-mods
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/patrickhegnauer/claude-mods/tree/main/buddy. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.