Claude Code mod

sidequest

Sidequest for Claude Code: play Snake in a side pane while Claude does the main quest; works in any terminal

Spinner, theme & fun modsValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/farhad-aman/claude-sidequest.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-sidequest/.

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

What it can access

Reach
L0Draws and remembers: persists state, draws
Sees
every tool call
Draws in
AbovePromptPane
Hooks
session.startcommand.runturn.startturn.completetool.checktool.callui.closeui.renderui.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.
Claude Code docs

Details

Repository
farhad-aman/claude-sidequest
Folder
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Author
Farhad Aman
Type
Spinner, theme & fun mods
License
MIT
Last updated
4 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is sidequest?

Sidequest for Claude Code: play Snake in a side pane while Claude does the main quest; works in any terminal It is a mod for Claude Code, from farhad-aman/claude-sidequest on GitHub.

What can the sidequest mod access?

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

How do I install sidequest?

Clone farhad-aman/claude-sidequest and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).

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