What is zsemle?
zsemle is a Claude Code mod by Parais4. Zsemle, a pixel-art companion above the prompt (golden retriever, cat, slime, paperclip): watches every usage limit (50/75/90% warnings, pace forecast, resets, API errors, automatic model. It is listed under Security and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Parais4 |
| Repository | Parais4/parais-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Review before installing (68/100) |
| Rank | #4,248 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #444 in Security |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Hooks | 15 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane, AbovePrompt |
Is zsemle safe to install?
zsemle scores 68/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: starts processes outside the sandbox; watches every prompt or event. 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 no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.agent.list | |
$.audio.play | plays audio |
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.messages | reads the transcript |
$.session.model | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install zsemle?
- 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/Parais4/parais-mods claude plugin validate ./parais-mods/plugins/zsemle
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Parais4/parais-mods && claude plugin install zsemle@parais-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs zsemle for you:
Install the "zsemle" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Parais4/parais-mods/tree/main/plugins/zsemle. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.