What is desk-pet?
desk-pet is a Claude Code mod by isr431 that a small animated pet above the prompt that reacts to what Claude is doing. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | isr431 |
| Repository | isr431/desk-pet |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #3,472 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #102 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-02 |
| Hooks | 11 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is desk-pet safe to install?
desk-pet scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; watches every prompt or event. It passed 6 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install desk-pet?
- 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/isr431/desk-pet claude plugin validate ./desk-pet/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add isr431/desk-pet && claude plugin install desk-pet@desk-pet
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs desk-pet for you:
Install the "desk-pet" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/isr431/desk-pet. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.