What is pixelband?
pixelband is a Claude Code mod by furqan-khan07 that animated pixel art above your Claude Code prompt that reacts while Claude works: seven scenes, or your own image or GIF. Zero tokens. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 13 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | furqan-khan07 |
| Repository | furqan-khan07/pixelband |
| Popularity | 13 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #423 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #78 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +3 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is pixelband safe to install?
pixelband scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 6 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 |
| 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 | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.root | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install pixelband?
- 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/furqan-khan07/pixelband claude plugin validate ./pixelband/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add furqan-khan07/pixelband && claude plugin install pixelband@pixelband
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs pixelband for you:
Install the "pixelband" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/furqan-khan07/pixelband. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.