Claude Code mod

toons

Animated cartoons of what Claude is doing, drawn under the spinner while it works

37 starsSpinner, theme & fun modsValidates on Claude Code 2.1.316 Source

Install

From source

git clone https://github.com/achimala/claude-toons.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-toons/.

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

What it can access

Reach: L3Network: network, changes config, reads settings, requests an Anthropic credential handle, persists state, draws
Sees: every prompt, every tool call
Draws in: PaneSpinner
Hooks: session.startcommand.runprompt.submittool.callturn.completeui.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: achimala/claude-toons
Folder: .
Author: Anshu Chimala
Type: Spinner, theme & fun mods
License: MIT
Last updated: 2 October 2026
Listed in: awesome-claude-code-mods

FAQ

What is toons?

Animated cartoons of what Claude is doing, drawn under the spinner while it works It is a mod for Claude Code, from achimala/claude-toons on GitHub.

What can the toons mod access?

Its widest reach is "network" (network, changes config, reads settings, requests an Anthropic credential handle, persists state, draws). It sees every prompt, every tool call. It draws in Pane, Spinner. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.

How do I install toons?

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

Is toons popular?

achimala/claude-toons has 37 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 2 October 2026.

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