What is code-buddy?
code-buddy is a Claude Code mod by Aether-Technical that a rubber duck in your Claude Code session: a quiet second opinion on each turn, a guard for risky commands, reminders, and lessons about your codebase. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Aether-Technical |
| Repository | Aether-Technical/code-buddy |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #2,505 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #297 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is code-buddy safe to install?
code-buddy scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| 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 | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.fill | writes the prompt box |
$.prompt.read | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install code-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/Aether-Technical/code-buddy claude plugin validate ./code-buddy/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Aether-Technical/code-buddy && claude plugin install code-buddy@code-buddy
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs code-buddy for you:
Install the "code-buddy" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Aether-Technical/code-buddy. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.