What is claudou?
claudou is a Claude Code mod by IAmAStealer that a Claude Code buddy: a pixel-art pet above your prompt that grows while you work and teaches you Claude Code. It is listed under While you wait and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | IAmAStealer |
| Repository | IAmAStealer/Claudou |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #1,835 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #64 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every skill, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, AskUserQuestion, Pane |
Is claudou safe to install?
claudou scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 7 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 |
| 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 | |
$.command.register | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install claudou?
- 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/IAmAStealer/Claudou claude plugin validate ./Claudou/plugin
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add IAmAStealer/Claudou && claude plugin install claudou@claudou
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs claudou for you:
Install the "claudou" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/IAmAStealer/Claudou/tree/main/plugin. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.