What is galactic-battle?
galactic-battle is a Claude Code mod by DarkVelours that draws an animated space battle above the prompt while Claude works, driven by what Claude does (tool results, helpers), with a double-bladed lightsaber gauge for context and quota, blaster. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 2 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | DarkVelours |
| Repository | DarkVelours/claude-code-galactic-battle |
| Popularity | 2 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #1,150 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #211 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Spinner, AbovePrompt |
Is galactic-battle safe to install?
galactic-battle scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 5 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.set | changes config |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install galactic-battle?
- 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/DarkVelours/claude-code-galactic-battle claude plugin validate ./claude-code-galactic-battle/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add DarkVelours/claude-code-galactic-battle && claude plugin install galactic-battle@galactic-battle
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs galactic-battle for you:
Install the "galactic-battle" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/DarkVelours/claude-code-galactic-battle. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.