What is clawd?
clawd is a Claude Code mod by yushiran that a pixel pet in the band above the prompt: Clawd (the Claude Code crab) or any pet you define. Reacts to what Claude is doing; any mod can drive it with $.clawd and hand it band rows; any. It is listed under While you wait and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | yushiran |
| Repository | yushiran/cc-clawd |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #2,409 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #73 in While you wait |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is clawd safe to install?
clawd scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.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/yushiran/cc-clawd claude plugin validate ./cc-clawd/plugins/clawd
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add yushiran/cc-clawd && claude plugin install clawd@cc-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/yushiran/cc-clawd/tree/main/plugins/clawd. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.