What is pixel-pet?
pixel-pet is a Claude Code mod by lakmadev that an animated pixel-art companion above your prompt that reacts to your session and your typing, with a live context meter. It is listed under Context & memory and has 13 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | lakmadev |
| Repository | lakmadev/pixel-pet |
| Popularity | 13 GitHub stars |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (52/100) |
| Rank | #431 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #46 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Hooks | 14 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call, subagent spawns |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is pixel-pet safe to install?
pixel-pet scores 52/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 4 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install pixel-pet?
- 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/lakmadev/pixel-pet claude plugin validate ./pixel-pet/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add lakmadev/pixel-pet && claude plugin install pixel-pet@pixel-pet
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs pixel-pet for you:
Install the "pixel-pet" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/lakmadev/pixel-pet. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.