Claude Code mod
buddy
Buddy is back: the retired /buddy terminal companion as a Claude Code mod, with new sprites and Haiku writing its lines.
Install
git clone https://github.com/polus-1/buddy-mod.git
claude --plugin-dir ./buddy-mod/.The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Sees
- every tool call, every prompt
- Draws in
AbovePromptCommandOutput- Hooks
session.startcommand.runui.rendertool.callturn.completeprompt.submitprompt.compose
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
- polus-1/buddy-mod
- Folder
.- Author
- polus-1
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Last updated
- 3 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is buddy?
Buddy is back: the retired /buddy terminal companion as a Claude Code mod, with new sprites and Haiku writing its lines. It is a mod for Claude Code, from polus-1/buddy-mod on GitHub.
What can the buddy mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It sees every tool call, every prompt. It draws in AbovePrompt, CommandOutput. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install buddy?
Clone polus-1/buddy-mod and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).
Is buddy popular?
polus-1/buddy-mod 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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