Claude Code mod
vibe-gambit
Play chess on Lichess while Claude Code works: the board in a pane, live games against a random opponent, a friend or Stockfish hosted on Lichess.
Install
/plugin marketplace add PopFlamingo/vibe-gambit
/plugin install vibe-gambit@vibe-gambitMods install like plugins. Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load it.
What it can access
- Reach
- L3Network: network, runs processes, writes files, reads files, reads env vars, reads settings, reads mod state, persists state, draws
- Draws in
PanePromptHint- Hooks
session.startcommand.runui.messageui.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
- PopFlamingo/vibe-gambit
- Folder
.- Marketplace
vibe-gambit- Author
- Pop Flamingo
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 9 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is vibe-gambit?
Play chess on Lichess while Claude Code works: the board in a pane, live games against a random opponent, a friend or Stockfish hosted on Lichess. It is a mod for Claude Code, from PopFlamingo/vibe-gambit on GitHub.
What can the vibe-gambit mod access?
Its widest reach is "network" (network, runs processes, writes files, reads files, reads env vars, reads settings, reads mod state, persists state, draws). It draws in Pane, PromptHint. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install vibe-gambit?
Inside Claude Code (v2.1.287 or later), run /plugin marketplace add PopFlamingo/vibe-gambit and then /plugin install vibe-gambit@vibe-gambit.
Is vibe-gambit popular?
PopFlamingo/vibe-gambit has 1 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 9 October 2026.
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