What is usage-pet?
usage-pet is a Claude Code mod by manson341349-beep that a usage band above the prompt — context, 5-hour limit, weekly limit, cache hit rate — with Clawd, an animated pixel pet. For the Code tab of Claude Desktop. It is listed under Cost & usage and has 5 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | manson341349-beep |
| Repository | manson341349-beep/claude-desktop-mods |
| Popularity | 5 GitHub stars |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (60/100) |
| Rank | #699 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #134 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Hooks | 7 events |
| Sees | every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is usage-pet safe to install?
usage-pet scores 60/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 4 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 files or config | Review |
| 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 | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.id | |
$.session.surfaces | |
$.session.usage | |
$.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.log | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install usage-pet?
- 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/manson341349-beep/claude-desktop-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-desktop-mods/plugins/usage-pet
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add manson341349-beep/claude-desktop-mods && claude plugin install usage-pet@claude-desktop-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs usage-pet for you:
Install the "usage-pet" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/manson341349-beep/claude-desktop-mods/tree/main/plugins/usage-pet. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.