Claude Code mod

snake

Snake in a pane while Claude works, paused when it's done. Opt-in, so nothing opens until /snake.

Pane & dashboard mods Plugin marketplaceValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

Inside Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add thorstenalpers/claude-code-mods
/plugin install snake@claude-code-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
Draws in
PaneSpinner
Hooks
session.startturn.startturn.completecommand.runui.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
thorstenalpers/claude-code-mods
Folder
mods/snake
Marketplace
claude-code-mods
Author
Hamza Zafar
Type
Pane & dashboard mods
License
MIT
Last updated
12 October 2026
Listed in
awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is snake?

Snake in a pane while Claude works, paused when it's done. Opt-in, so nothing opens until /snake. It is a mod for Claude Code, from thorstenalpers/claude-code-mods on GitHub.

What can the snake mod access?

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

How do I install snake?

Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add thorstenalpers/claude-code-mods and then /plugin install snake@claude-code-mods.

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