What is buddy?
buddy is a Claude Code mod by rezzminator that claude Code buddy plugin: an ASCII companion above your prompt that remembers your rules and flags Claude's shortcuts. It is listed under Context & memory and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | rezzminator |
| Repository | rezzminator/buddy |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #2,266 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #218 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 13 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is buddy safe to install?
buddy scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 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 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
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/rezzminator/buddy claude plugin validate ./buddy/plugins/buddy
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/rezzminator/buddy && claude --plugin-dir ./buddy/plugins/buddy
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/rezzminator/buddy/tree/main/plugins/buddy. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.