Claude Code mod

nowloading

The line that animates while Claude works, redrawn as something from before: tape decks, departure boards, an hourglass, a floppy drive, a dot-matrix printer, an arcade rally, a filmstrip, and a pixel campfire.

1 starsWorkflow modsValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/vgnshiyer/nowloading.git
claude --plugin-dir ./nowloading/.

The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.

What it can access

Reach
L1Reads: reads mod state, persists state, draws
Sees
every tool call
Draws in
Spinner
Hooks
session.startturn.startturn.completetool.callcommand.runui.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
vgnshiyer/nowloading
Folder
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Author
vgnshiyer
Type
Workflow mods
License
MIT
Last updated
3 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is nowloading?

The line that animates while Claude works, redrawn as something from before: tape decks, departure boards, an hourglass, a floppy drive, a dot-matrix printer, an arcade rally, a filmstrip, and a pixel campfire. It is a mod for Claude Code, from vgnshiyer/nowloading on GitHub.

What can the nowloading mod access?

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

How do I install nowloading?

Clone vgnshiyer/nowloading and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).

Is nowloading popular?

vgnshiyer/nowloading 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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