What is crayon?
crayon is a Claude Code mod by jonpojonpo that colorful replies: themed Markdown plus inline tags the model can write, drawn with real Ink Text styling. It is listed under Interface and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | jonpojonpo |
| Repository | jonpojonpo/cc-crayon |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #823 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #305 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | classic hooks |
| Draws on | AssistantMessage, CommandOutput |
Is crayon safe to install?
crayon 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 |
|---|---|
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install crayon?
- 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/jonpojonpo/cc-crayon claude plugin validate ./cc-crayon/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add jonpojonpo/cc-crayon && claude plugin install crayon@cc-crayon
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs crayon for you:
Install the "crayon" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/jonpojonpo/cc-crayon. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.