What is petit-chat?
petit-chat is a Claude Code mod by Aler1x that a small animated braille cat above the prompt, ported from Mistral Vibe's PetitChat. It is listed under While you wait and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Aler1x |
| Repository | Aler1x/claude-cat |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Low risk (100/100) |
| Rank | #2,544 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #78 in While you wait |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-08 |
| Hooks | 2 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is petit-chat safe to install?
petit-chat 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.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install petit-chat?
- 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/Aler1x/claude-cat claude plugin validate ./claude-cat/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Aler1x/claude-cat && claude plugin install petit-chat@claude-cat
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs petit-chat for you:
Install the "petit-chat" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Aler1x/claude-cat. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.