Claude Code mod

invaders

A tiny Space Invaders to play above the prompt while Claude works; pauses when Claude finishes and keeps your level.

1 starsSpinner, theme & fun mods Plugin marketplaceIn Anthropic's plugin directoryValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add nison/claude-invaders
/plugin install invaders@cli-mods

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
Sees
every prompt
Draws in
PaneAbovePrompt
Hooks
session.startcommand.runprompt.submitturn.startturn.completeui.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.
Claude Code docs

Details

Repository
nison/claude-invaders
Folder
invaders
Marketplace
cli-mods
Author
Nigel Hudson
Type
Spinner, theme & fun mods
License
MIT
Last updated
6 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is invaders?

A tiny Space Invaders to play above the prompt while Claude works; pauses when Claude finishes and keeps your level. It is a mod for Claude Code, from nison/claude-invaders on GitHub.

What can the invaders mod access?

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

How do I install invaders?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add nison/claude-invaders and then /plugin install invaders@cli-mods.

Is invaders popular?

nison/claude-invaders has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 6 October 2026.

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