Claude Code mod

ambient

Animated 8-bit wallpapers in the docked side pane: koi pond, mountains, metropolis, neon district.

Pane & dashboard mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add shabier/claude-plugins
/plugin install ambient@shabier

Mods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.

What it can access

Reach
L1Reads: reads mod state, persists state, draws
Draws in
AbovePromptPane
Hooks
session.startcommand.runui.closeui.render

From a static scan of the mod's code by awesome-claude-code-mods. It shows what the code asks for, not a security review.

How Claude Code mods work

  • A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
  • It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
  • Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
  • Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Claude Code docs

Details

Repository
shabier/claude-plugins
Folder
plugins/ambient
Marketplace
shabier
Author
Shabier
Type
Pane & dashboard mods
License
GPL-3.0
Last updated
2 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is ambient?

Animated 8-bit wallpapers in the docked side pane: koi pond, mountains, metropolis, neon district. It is a mod for Claude Code, from shabier/claude-plugins on GitHub.

What can the ambient mod access?

Its widest reach is "reads" (reads mod state, persists state, draws). It draws in AbovePrompt, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install ambient?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add shabier/claude-plugins and then /plugin install ambient@shabier.

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