What is tea-egg?
tea-egg is a Claude Code mod by helenlin0621 that tea Egg: raise a pet egg that slowly marinates while you code. It is listed under While you wait and has 3 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | helenlin0621 |
| Repository | helenlin0621/tea-egg |
| Popularity | 3 GitHub stars |
| Category | While you wait |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #811 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #30 in While you wait |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Hooks | 8 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is tea-egg safe to install?
tea-egg scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.keys | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.close | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.panes | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install tea-egg?
- 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/helenlin0621/tea-egg claude plugin validate ./tea-egg/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add helenlin0621/tea-egg && claude plugin install tea-egg@tea-egg
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs tea-egg for you:
Install the "tea-egg" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/helenlin0621/tea-egg. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.