Claude Code /buddy removed? Pet mods that replace it
/buddy came in Claude Code 2.1.89 for April 1st. Users report it gone since 2.1.97, though the changelog doesn't say so (Bring Back Buddy, #45596). These community pet mods put a pixel companion back. They're new pets, not your old buddy.
Each runs with your permissions. Open a pet to see its recorded preview and what its code can touch. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later. What to check before you install a mod.
Pet mods
Pixipet, Pixel Pet, Claude Pets, and Code Pet all add /pet. Install only one.
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A pixel pet that lives in Claude Code: it watches what Claude is doing, grows with Claude's work and keeps you company
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A little pixel cat that wanders above the Claude Code prompt, watches your usage limits and announces when work finishes; or switch packs for an adventurer who mines, chops trees and fights zombies
An animated pixel-art companion above your prompt that reacts to your session and your typing, with a live context meter.
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A pixel Pokémon that lives at the right edge of the band above the prompt
A pixel-art companion above the prompt that reacts to your session, levels up, and can be redrawn by hand
A pixel pet that lives in a Claude Code pane: it wanders, reacts to your session, and grows as you work
⎿ code-pet: Byte ate a snack.
⎿ code-pet: Byte ate a snack.
⎿ code-pet: Byte ate a snack.
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⚠ code-pet: Byte Lv2 · chilling
A pixel pet that lives in a pane and reacts to what Claude does: eats on tool calls, gets sick on failures, panics on rm -rf, sleeps when idle, evolves as you ship
A cockpit for Claude Code: plan bars and subagent strips, context, usage limits with reset countdowns and burn rates, spend, the model route and a pet. Six bar styles, three collapsed looks. CLI and Desktop.
Common questions
What happened to Claude Code's /buddy?
Users report /buddy, an April 1st feature from Claude Code 2.1.89, gone since 2.1.97, and the changelog doesn't mention a removal. GitHub issue #45596, "Bring Back Buddy", asks for it back.
Can a mod bring my old buddy back?
No. Each pet mod is a new pet from the community, so your old buddy, its species and its stats don't carry over.
Do pet mods use my tokens?
Open the pet's page and check its "Uses your tokens" tile. It comes from what claude plugin validate reports about the code, not from the author's description.
