What is cc-buddy?
cc-buddy is a Claude Code mod by vmallela0 that brings back /buddy: the small creature that watched you code, above the prompt again. Restores the companion in ~/.claude.json exactly (same species, rarity, hat and stats), hatches an egg. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | vmallela0 |
| Repository | vmallela0/cc-buddy |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,377 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #990 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-29 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is cc-buddy safe to install?
cc-buddy scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| 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.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surface | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install cc-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/vmallela0/cc-buddy claude plugin validate ./cc-buddy/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add vmallela0/cc-buddy && claude plugin install cc-buddy@cc-buddy
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs cc-buddy for you:
Install the "cc-buddy" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/vmallela0/cc-buddy. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.