What is clawd?
clawd is a Claude Code mod by smhasan-yad that claude Code's pixel mascot, animated with the desktop app's own frames, at the right of the Mod Bar toolbar: it looks around while idle, thinks, and types at a laptop or computer while. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | smhasan-yad |
| Repository | smhasan-yad/claude-mod-clawd |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #4,644 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #902 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is clawd safe to install?
clawd scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | 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/smhasan-yad/claude-mod-clawd claude plugin validate ./claude-mod-clawd/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add smhasan-yad/claude-mod-clawd && claude plugin install clawd@claude-mod-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/smhasan-yad/claude-mod-clawd. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.