What is clawd-buddy?
clawd-buddy is a Claude Code mod by IliaBatko39 that a pixel Clawd above the prompt that acts out what the session is doing: thinking, coding, searching, compacting, idling. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | IliaBatko39 |
| Repository | IliaBatko39/clawd-buddy |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,417 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #320 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | compaction, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Spinner, AbovePrompt |
Is clawd-buddy safe to install?
clawd-buddy 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install clawd-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/IliaBatko39/clawd-buddy claude plugin validate ./clawd-buddy/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/IliaBatko39/clawd-buddy && claude --plugin-dir ./clawd-buddy/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs clawd-buddy for you:
Install the "clawd-buddy" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/IliaBatko39/clawd-buddy. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.