Claude Code mod
progress-buddy
A progress band with a little coral friend for Claude Code: task and subtask lines, a gradient progress bar, subagent helpers and moods that follow what Claude is doing.
Install
/plugin marketplace add karrot0/claude-buddy
/plugin install progress-buddy@progress-buddyMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: drives Claude, reads mod state, draws
- Sees
- every tool call, mcp__progress-buddy__set_tasks calls, every prompt, TodoWrite calls, TaskCreate calls, TaskUpdate calls
- Draws in
AbovePrompt- Hooks
tool.callturn.completesession.startprompt.submitui.messageui.faultui.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
- karrot0/claude-buddy
- Folder
plugins/progress-buddy- Marketplace
progress-buddy- Author
- karrot0
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 9 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is progress-buddy?
A progress band with a little coral friend for Claude Code: task and subtask lines, a gradient progress bar, subagent helpers and moods that follow what Claude is doing. It is a mod for Claude Code, from karrot0/claude-buddy on GitHub.
What can the progress-buddy mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (drives Claude, reads mod state, draws). It sees every tool call, mcp__progress-buddy__set_tasks calls, every prompt, TodoWrite calls, TaskCreate calls, TaskUpdate calls. It draws in AbovePrompt. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install progress-buddy?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add karrot0/claude-buddy and then /plugin install progress-buddy@progress-buddy.
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