What is mascot-studio?
mascot-studio is a Claude Code mod by clockendbader that a 2010s animation studio in your terminal: Clawd acts out what Claude is doing, with usage and music tabs and Windows 7, Mac OS X and Ubuntu themes. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | clockendbader |
| Repository | clockendbader/mascot-studio |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (64/100) |
| Rank | #1,725 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #288 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 12 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is mascot-studio safe to install?
mascot-studio scores 64/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.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.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install mascot-studio?
- 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/clockendbader/mascot-studio claude plugin validate ./mascot-studio/plugins/mascot-studio
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add clockendbader/mascot-studio && claude plugin install mascot-studio@mascot-studio
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mascot-studio for you:
Install the "mascot-studio" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/clockendbader/mascot-studio/tree/main/plugins/mascot-studio. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.