Claude Code mod
arcade
Retro games in a Claude Code pane that run while Claude works and freeze the moment it needs you.
Install
/plugin marketplace add Zaho92/claude-arcade
/plugin install arcade@zaho92-arcadeMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L1Reads: reads env vars, reads settings, reads mod state, plays audio, persists state, draws
- Sees
- AskUserQuestion calls, classic hooks, every tool call
- Draws in
Pane- Hooks
session.startcommand.runturn.startturn.completetool.callclassic.PermissionRequestui.messageui.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.
Details
- Repository
- Zaho92/claude-arcade
- Folder
plugin- Marketplace
zaho92-arcade- Author
- zaho92
- Website
- github.com/zaho92/claude-arcade
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 3 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is arcade?
Retro games in a Claude Code pane that run while Claude works and freeze the moment it needs you. It is a mod for Claude Code, from Zaho92/claude-arcade on GitHub.
What can the arcade mod access?
Its widest reach is "reads" (reads env vars, reads settings, reads mod state, plays audio, persists state, draws). It sees AskUserQuestion calls, classic hooks, every tool call. It draws in Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install arcade?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add Zaho92/claude-arcade and then /plugin install arcade@zaho92-arcade.
Is arcade popular?
Zaho92/claude-arcade has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 3 October 2026.
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