Claude Code mod
now-playing
Shows the track playing in Apple Music or Spotify above the prompt, with cover art, play/pause, skip, volume, shuffle and repeat controls, a share-link copy and an Up next pane.
Install
git clone https://github.com/benjaminr/nowplaying.git
claude --plugin-dir ./nowplaying/.The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L3Network: network, runs processes, drives Claude, writes the clipboard, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Sees
- mcp__now-playing__search_library calls, mcp__now-playing__open_in_music calls, mcp__now-playing__show_now_playing calls, mcp__now-playing__add_tracks calls, mcp__now-playing__remove_tracks calls, mcp__now-playing__clear_playlist calls, mcp__now-playing__control_player calls, mcp__now-playing__now_playing calls, mcp__now-playing__listening_history calls
- Draws in
SessionModeAbovePromptPane- Hooks
session.startsession.attachtool.callcommand.runprompt.composeui.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
- benjaminr/nowplaying
- Folder
.- Author
- Ben
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is now-playing?
Shows the track playing in Apple Music or Spotify above the prompt, with cover art, play/pause, skip, volume, shuffle and repeat controls, a share-link copy and an Up next pane. It is a mod for Claude Code, from benjaminr/nowplaying on GitHub.
What can the now-playing mod access?
Its widest reach is "network" (network, runs processes, drives Claude, writes the clipboard, reads files, reads env vars, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It sees mcp__now-playing__search_library calls, mcp__now-playing__open_in_music calls, mcp__now-playing__show_now_playing calls, mcp__now-playing__add_tracks calls, mcp__now-playing__remove_tracks calls, mcp__now-playing__clear_playlist calls, mcp__now-playing__control_player calls, mcp__now-playing__now_playing calls, mcp__now-playing__listening_history calls. It draws in SessionMode, AbovePrompt, Pane. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install now-playing?
Clone benjaminr/nowplaying and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).
More spinner, theme & fun mods
nba-scores-mod
miami1124/pusung-mods
Today's NBA scoreboard above the Claude Code prompt. Pick your team and it gets its own totem and team color; scores update live while games are on. Live data from ESPN's public endpoints, no key and no account. Zero model tokens.
nunchi
freewisl/nunchi
A Claude mascot that reads the room: it wanders above the prompt and reads, types, runs, asks and celebrates with Claude, beside a live panel of the plan, subagents, context and plan limits, git, the pull request and the model. Seven animated bar styles, eight themes; terminal and Desktop.
my-the-cat
ehJimmy/my-the-cat
My-the-cat, a pixel tuxedo cat above the prompt: walks and plays while Claude works, floats while you type, celebrates when a task is done, naps when idle. Also shows your context and usage limits.
opencode-look
joakimunge/cc-opencode
Lays Claude Code out like OpenCode, in your own theme's colours: messages with an accent bar, coloured Markdown, padding, and an OpenCode-style footer.
music-mod
zyx1121/music-mod
/music: what macOS Music.app is playing, in one line above the prompt. A pressable play/pause glyph, track · artist · album, a progress bar with the clocks, and a pressable next-track glyph. One read of Music.app every five seconds, shared by every open session; the clock ticks in between.
orange-prompt
philsimon/orange-prompt
Paints the draft you are typing white on orange. Pair it with the Orange Dark theme to color your sent messages.
Browse the most popular Claude Code mods, all spinner, theme & fun mods, or the skills and MCP server directories.