What is clawdman?
clawdman is a Claude Code mod by therahul-yo. Clawdman: a small orange mascot who walks on dotted ground above the prompt box with its idle animations, sits at a desktop while Claude works and cheers when a turn ends. /clawdman turns. It is listed under While you wait and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | therahul-yo |
| Repository | therahul-yo/clawdman |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #1,026 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #42 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-03 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | PromptHint, AbovePrompt |
Is clawdman safe to install?
clawdman scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 5 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.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 clawdman?
- 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/therahul-yo/clawdman claude plugin validate ./clawdman/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add therahul-yo/clawdman && claude plugin install clawdman@clawdman
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs clawdman for you:
Install the "clawdman" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/therahul-yo/clawdman. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.