What is clawd?
clawd is a Claude Code mod by Probst1nator. Clawd, the Claude Code logo, runs around in the band above the prompt and reacts to the session. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Probst1nator |
| Repository | Probst1nator/clawd |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #4,330 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #128 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | CommandOutput, AbovePrompt |
Is clawd safe to install?
clawd scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install clawd?
- 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/Probst1nator/clawd claude plugin validate ./clawd/plugin
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Probst1nator/clawd && claude plugin install clawd@clawd
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs clawd for you:
Install the "clawd" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Probst1nator/clawd/tree/main/plugin. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.