What is clawd-bar?
clawd-bar is a Claude Code mod by KaiC5504 that clawd, Claude Code's crab, lives in a band above your prompt: he acts out the session, shows what's running, your context and usage limits, and races your CI builds. Unofficial fan mod. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | KaiC5504 |
| Repository | KaiC5504/clawd-bar |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #1,899 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #328 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 19 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, PowerShell calls, TaskCreate calls, TaskUpdate calls, TodoWrite calls, classic hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is clawd-bar safe to install?
clawd-bar scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install clawd-bar?
- 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/KaiC5504/clawd-bar claude plugin validate ./clawd-bar/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add KaiC5504/clawd-bar && claude plugin install clawd-bar@clawd-bar
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs clawd-bar for you:
Install the "clawd-bar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/KaiC5504/clawd-bar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.