What is pixlings?
pixlings is a Claude Code mod by cglremrcn that a tiny pixel creature that lives above your Claude Code prompt. It counts down your prompt cache and guards it on model switches, wakes Claude when your usage limit resets, brings a helper. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | cglremrcn |
| Repository | cglremrcn/pixlings |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #2,879 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #333 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 19 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Spinner, TurnDuration, CommandOutput, Pane, AssistantMessage |
Is pixlings safe to install?
pixlings scores 60/100 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 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.audio.speak | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.read | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.ask | draws interface |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install pixlings?
- 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/cglremrcn/pixlings claude plugin validate ./pixlings/plugins/pixlings
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add cglremrcn/pixlings && claude plugin install pixlings@pixlings
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs pixlings for you:
Install the "pixlings" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/cglremrcn/pixlings/tree/main/plugins/pixlings. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.