What is crab-buddy?
crab-buddy is a Claude Code mod by ziedgithub that a pixel-art Claude crab above the prompt that works, thinks, cheers and sleeps with the session, with a small crab for each subagent, dressed for its kind of work. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ziedgithub |
| Repository | ziedgithub/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #5,250 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #403 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is crab-buddy safe to install?
crab-buddy scores 100/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 8 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 |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.clock.every | |
$.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 crab-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/ziedgithub/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/crab-buddy
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ziedgithub/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install crab-buddy@zied-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs crab-buddy for you:
Install the "crab-buddy" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ziedgithub/claude-code-mods/tree/main/crab-buddy. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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