What is pixel-crew?
pixel-crew is a Claude Code mod by giovanniluci that routes every message to the cheapest model that can do it (Haiku, Sonnet or Opus) and shows three pixel workers, their cost and your savings in a side pane. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | giovanniluci |
| Repository | giovanniluci/pixel-crew |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,805 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #311 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | subagent spawns |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is pixel-crew safe to install?
pixel-crew scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install pixel-crew?
- 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/giovanniluci/pixel-crew claude plugin validate ./pixel-crew/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add giovanniluci/pixel-crew && claude plugin install pixel-crew@pixel-crew
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs pixel-crew for you:
Install the "pixel-crew" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/giovanniluci/pixel-crew. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.