What is progress-buddy?
progress-buddy is a Claude Code mod by karrot0 that a progress band with a little coral friend for Claude Code: task and subtask lines, a gradient progress bar, subagent helpers and moods that follow what Claude is doing. It is listed under Agents & automation and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | karrot0 |
| Repository | karrot0/claude-buddy |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,672 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #287 in Agents & automation |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | TaskCreate calls, TaskUpdate calls, TodoWrite calls, every prompt, every tool call, mcp__progress-buddy__set_tasks calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is progress-buddy safe to install?
progress-buddy scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| 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 | |
$.clock.every | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install progress-buddy?
- 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/karrot0/claude-buddy claude plugin validate ./claude-buddy/plugins/progress-buddy
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add karrot0/claude-buddy && claude plugin install progress-buddy@progress-buddy
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs progress-buddy for you:
Install the "progress-buddy" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/karrot0/claude-buddy/tree/main/plugins/progress-buddy. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.