What is code-city?
code-city is a Claude Code mod by verdantran that an idle pixel-art city in a side pane that grows as you prompt, edit and run commands. Open it with /city. It is listed under While you wait and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | verdantran |
| Repository | verdantran/code-city |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #2,367 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #72 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 10 events |
| Sees | Bash calls, Edit calls, Write calls, every prompt, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is code-city safe to install?
code-city scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; 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 no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.session.cwd | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install code-city?
- 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/verdantran/code-city claude plugin validate ./code-city/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add verdantran/code-city && claude plugin install code-city@code-city
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs code-city for you:
Install the "code-city" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/verdantran/code-city. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.