What is idle-art?
idle-art is a Claude Code mod by KilimcininKorOglu that draws an ASCII animation above the prompt while the model works: matrix rain, fire, an aquarium, a cat, or a GIF of your own imported as a character clip for every project. Display only:. It is listed under Interface and has 11 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | KilimcininKorOglu |
| Repository | KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods |
| Popularity | 11 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #478 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #186 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Stars this week | +3 |
| Hooks | 6 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is idle-art safe to install?
idle-art scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.cwd | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install idle-art?
- 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/KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-code-mods/plugins/idle-art
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods && claude plugin install idle-art@kilimcininkoroglu-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs idle-art for you:
Install the "idle-art" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods/tree/main/plugins/idle-art. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from KilimcininKorOglu/claude-code-mods
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- action-pin: After an edit that adds a GitHub Actions step pinned to a tag or a branch, names the commit SHA to write instead, from t (Review before installing)
- ask-autopick: Picks the recommended option of a question that waited unanswered for a set time, so a session you left does not stop. O (Low risk)
- bash-diet: Shrinks each Bash result before the model reads it: per-command filters for git, test runners, linters, package managers (Review before installing)
- bg-tasks: Shows the background shell tasks of the session on the status line or in the shared sidebar, with the oldest one's age, (Low risk)
- bughunt: Runs proof-driven bug hunt rounds with /bughunt: each round proves one bug with a failing command the mod runs itself, f (Review before installing)
- cache-warm: Keeps the 1-hour prompt cache warm for a window you set, or with no end in every session under always, with one cache-sh (Review before installing)
- commit-cadence: Names the uncommitted files to you at the end of each turn, and tells the model at the next prompt to commit each finish (Review before installing)
- config-parse: Parses each JSON, YAML, TOML or .env file an Edit or Write touches, notes a parse error at once instead of at the next b (Review before installing)