What is fortune-cookie?
fortune-cookie is a Claude Code mod by tobinsouth that /fortune cracks open a fortune cookie: one line of wisdom for your coding session, shown in the transcript and as a toast. It is listed under Interface and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | tobinsouth |
| Repository | tobinsouth/fortune-cookie-mod |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #4,866 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #1,988 in Interface |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-01 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is fortune-cookie safe to install?
fortune-cookie 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install fortune-cookie?
- 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/tobinsouth/fortune-cookie-mod claude plugin validate ./fortune-cookie-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/tobinsouth/fortune-cookie-mod && claude --plugin-dir ./fortune-cookie-mod/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs fortune-cookie for you:
Install the "fortune-cookie" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/tobinsouth/fortune-cookie-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.