What is crab-crew?
crab-crew is a Claude Code mod by marwansaab that a crew panel for standard subagents (/crew): each agent type is a crab character with its own role, look and lines, animated by its status and progress. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | marwansaab |
| Repository | marwansaab/Claude-Mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,915 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #305 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is crab-crew safe to install?
crab-crew scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. It passed 7 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install crab-crew?
- 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/marwansaab/Claude-Mods claude plugin validate ./Claude-Mods/plugins/crab-crew
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add marwansaab/Claude-Mods && claude plugin install crab-crew@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs crab-crew for you:
Install the "crab-crew" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/marwansaab/Claude-Mods/tree/main/plugins/crab-crew. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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