What is claude-pets?
claude-pets is a Claude Code mod by Roberdinho that vS Code Pets for Claude Code: a cat, dog, crab, fox, rubber duck or Clawd that lives above your prompt, chases balls, cheers when a turn ends and naps when you're away. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Roberdinho |
| Repository | Roberdinho/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | High risk (49/100) |
| Rank | #4,426 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #133 in While you wait |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is claude-pets safe to install?
claude-pets scores 49/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event; validator reported problems. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Flag |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install claude-pets?
- 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/Roberdinho/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/plugins/claude-pets
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/Roberdinho/claude-mods && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-mods/plugins/claude-pets
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs claude-pets for you:
Install the "claude-pets" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Roberdinho/claude-mods/tree/main/plugins/claude-pets. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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