Claude Code mod
buddy
A Claude Code mod (claude-mod-buddy). Bring back buddy: a terminal companion beside your status line that watches your work and talks back.
Install
git clone https://github.com/bllshttng/footnote.git
claude --plugin-dir ./footnote/plugins/buddyThe repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads settings, reads the transcript, persists state, draws
- Draws in
CommandOutputPaneAbovePrompt- Hooks
session.startcommand.runconfig.setprompt.editturn.completeui.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
- bllshttng/footnote
- Folder
plugins/buddy- Author
- Jason Noah Choi
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last updated
- 1 November 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is buddy?
A Claude Code mod (claude-mod-buddy). Bring back buddy: a terminal companion beside your status line that watches your work and talks back. It is a mod for Claude Code, from bllshttng/footnote on GitHub.
What can the buddy mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads settings, reads the transcript, persists state, draws). It draws in CommandOutput, Pane, AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install buddy?
Clone bllshttng/footnote and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (plugins/buddy).
Is buddy popular?
bllshttng/footnote has 2 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 1 November 2026.
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