What is clawd-buddy?
clawd-buddy is a Claude Code mod by zhanbodev that clawd, Claude Code's pixel mascot, lives above your prompt in the terminal and the desktop app: it acts out what Claude is doing, chats with you, dances to your music, plays a runner game,. It is listed under Games and has 11 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | zhanbodev |
| Repository | zhanbodev/clawd-spinner |
| Popularity | 11 GitHub stars |
| Category | Games |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #506 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #7 in Games |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Stars this week | +3 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | PromptHint, Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is clawd-buddy safe to install?
clawd-buddy scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.focus | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.scroll | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | 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/zhanbodev/clawd-spinner claude plugin validate ./clawd-spinner/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add zhanbodev/clawd-spinner && claude plugin install clawd-buddy@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/zhanbodev/clawd-spinner. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.