What is ricky-pixel-mod?
ricky-pixel-mod is a Claude Code mod by muxia23 that ricky, a pixel-art cat companion for Claude Code: an animated night-sky pane with a task / subagent / activity / files board, a cat in the band above the prompt, and a purple-gold spinner. It is listed under Agents & automation and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | muxia23 |
| Repository | muxia23/ricky-pixel-mod |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | Agents & automation |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #835 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #80 in Agents & automation |
| Last commit | 2026-10-05 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt, Spinner, TurnDuration |
Is ricky-pixel-mod safe to install?
ricky-pixel-mod scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox. 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 |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.config.list | |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install ricky-pixel-mod?
- 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/muxia23/ricky-pixel-mod claude plugin validate ./ricky-pixel-mod/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/muxia23/ricky-pixel-mod && claude --plugin-dir ./ricky-pixel-mod/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs ricky-pixel-mod for you:
Install the "ricky-pixel-mod" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/muxia23/ricky-pixel-mod. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.