What is spinner?
spinner is a Claude Code mod by Broo37 that draws the line that moves while Claude works as an equalizer, a rainbow wave, a comet, a game of pong or a face eating a bar of blocks, with wording of your own. It is listed under Games and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Broo37 |
| Repository | Broo37/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Games |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,794 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #61 in Games |
| Last commit | 2026-10-18 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | Spinner |
Is spinner safe to install?
spinner scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: 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 no processes | Pass |
| 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.config.list | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.ui.blit | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
How do I install spinner?
- 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/Broo37/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/spinner
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Broo37/claude-mods && claude plugin install spinner@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs spinner for you:
Install the "spinner" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Broo37/claude-mods/tree/main/spinner. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from Broo37/claude-mods
This repository has at least 9 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- clean-view: Hides tool calls, diffs and command output while Claude works, and shows the plan as a checklist above the prompt (Low risk)
- fold-view: Folds every tool call in the transcript to one line in plain words, which a click opens to its full output or diff (Low risk)
- message-times: Shows when each prompt you sent was sent, at the right of its row in the transcript (Low risk)
- rainbow-prompt: Colors the prompt box as you type: ticket ids, paths, links, rainbow words, and a red warning on anything that looks lik (Low risk)
- risky-hold: Holds a destructive shell command (recursive delete, git reset --hard, force push, disk or database wipe) until you say (Low risk)
- status-band: The Awesome Statusline layout in a Status tab of the side pane, its bars upright, or as a band by the prompt: model, git (Review before installing)
- tool-waterfall: A pane that charts the tool calls of the turn as bars along its time, like a browser's network tab; opened and closed wi (Low risk)
- transcript-makeover: Ends every tool row with a check or a red cross and how long the call took, and every turn with a receipt: time, tools, (Low risk)