What is usage-pet-light?
usage-pet-light is a Claude Code mod by chinayuren2022-2025 that light-theme variant of usage-pet: a usage band above the prompt with Clawd, an animated pixel pet. For the Code tab of Claude Desktop. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | chinayuren2022-2025 |
| Repository | chinayuren2022-2025/claude-desktop-mods-light |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,897 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #501 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-04 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is usage-pet-light safe to install?
usage-pet-light scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; reads environment variables. It passed 5 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 |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Validator reported problems | Note |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install usage-pet-light?
- 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/chinayuren2022-2025/claude-desktop-mods-light claude plugin validate ./claude-desktop-mods-light/plugins/usage-pet-light
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add chinayuren2022-2025/claude-desktop-mods-light && claude plugin install usage-pet-light@claude-desktop-mods-light
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-pet-light for you:
Install the "usage-pet-light" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/chinayuren2022-2025/claude-desktop-mods-light/tree/master/plugins/usage-pet-light. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.