What is familiar?
familiar is a Claude Code mod by lucenity0 that a pixel-art companion above the prompt that reacts to your session, levels up, and can be redrawn by hand. It is listed under While you wait and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | lucenity0 |
| Repository | lucenity0/claude-familiar |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,213 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #50 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is familiar safe to install?
familiar scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| 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 | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install familiar?
- 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/lucenity0/claude-familiar claude plugin validate ./claude-familiar/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add lucenity0/claude-familiar && claude plugin install familiar@claude-familiar
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs familiar for you:
Install the "familiar" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/lucenity0/claude-familiar. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.