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.
What this mod can do
- Reviewed at commit a8fe0f7
- Sees each prompt you send and can change or drop it
- Runs slash commands
- Sees each tool call before it runs and can block or change it
6 more things it can do
- Remembers data between sessions
- Adds the /cat command
- Adds the /mods command
- Lists running subagents
- Lists the slash commands you can run
- Runs on a timer
Good to know (3)
- No cat? Add CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_FUNCTION_HOOKS set to 1 in the env block of ~/.claude/settings.json
- It sends toasts at 75% and 90% of the 5-hour limit; the Popups setting turns them off
- The ↻ button or /mods swaps in the Adventurer pack, or turns it off, and new sessions keep that choice
Preview
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ctx 22% [ Pet ♥ ] [ ⚙ ] [ ↻ Adventurer ] [ Hide ]Claude Desktop
What it does
In the author's words
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
- What you see
- An animated pixel cat lane above the prompt
- Works in
- Terminal and Claude Desktop
- Slash commands
- /cat, /mods
- Uses your tokens
- No
- Changes files
- Nothing
- Network access
- None
- Reviewed commit
- a8fe0f7
- Preview recorded with
- Claude Code 2.1.309
How it works
- Appears above the prompt in every session; /cat hides or shows it
- Sees each tool call and holds a matching prop: a book for reads, a laptop for edits
- Reads your 5-hour, 7-day and context usage and colors each green, yellow or red
- Says done! with the time when a turn ends, plus a toast for turns over 20 seconds
Common questions
Is there a pet or companion for Claude Code?
Pixel Cat puts a pixel-art cat above the Claude Code prompt. It wanders, naps, and chases yarn or a laser dot while you're idle, and acts out what Claude is doing while it works. Each install rolls its own markings, with a 1 in 50 chance of a shiny cat.
How can I tell when Claude Code finishes a task?
The cat says done! with the turn's duration when a turn finishes, and the mod sends a toast for turns longer than 20 seconds. You can turn the toasts off with the Popups setting.
How do I see my 5-hour and weekly usage limits in Claude Code?
The cat's lane shows your 5-hour, 7-day and context usage in green, yellow or red, and /cat prints your current limits and when the 5-hour window resets. A toast also arrives at 75% and 90% of the 5-hour limit.
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