Claude Code mod
helix-spinner
Replaces the spinner row with a twisting braille helix, a wacky verb and the turn's time and tokens
Install
/plugin marketplace add dylan-chalkboard/helix-spinner
/plugin install helix-spinner@helix-spinnerMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, reads mod state, plays audio, persists state, draws
- Sees
- compaction, every tool call
- Draws in
PaneTurnDurationSpinner- Hooks
session.startcommand.runui.renderturn.startsession.compacttool.callturn.stepturn.completeui.message
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
- dylan-chalkboard/helix-spinner
- Folder
plugins/helix-spinner- Marketplace
helix-spinner- Author
- dlandman27
- Last updated
- 28 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is helix-spinner?
Replaces the spinner row with a twisting braille helix, a wacky verb and the turn's time and tokens It is a mod for Claude Code, from dylan-chalkboard/helix-spinner on GitHub.
What can the helix-spinner mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, reads mod state, plays audio, persists state, draws). It sees compaction, every tool call. It draws in Pane, TurnDuration, Spinner. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install helix-spinner?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add dylan-chalkboard/helix-spinner and then /plugin install helix-spinner@helix-spinner.
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