What is clawd-band?
clawd-band is a Claude Code mod by tomada1114 that an unofficial fan-made pixel cat that lives in the band above the prompt and reacts to what Claude is doing: thinking, editing, craning after a search, yowling in a shell, squeezing its. It is listed under While you wait and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tomada1114 |
| Repository | tomada1114/clawd-band |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #2,330 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #71 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-16 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is clawd-band safe to install?
clawd-band scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| 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.every | |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install clawd-band?
- 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/tomada1114/clawd-band claude plugin validate ./clawd-band/plugins/clawd-band
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add tomada1114/clawd-band && claude plugin install clawd-band@clawd-band
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs clawd-band for you:
Install the "clawd-band" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/tomada1114/clawd-band/tree/main/plugins/clawd-band. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.