[FEATURE] Please let the red alien mascot character (Clawd?) stay visible during chat sessions! 🦀
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
I love Clawd (the red alien mascot character), but he disappears as soon as a chat session starts — and it makes me a little sad every time. When I'm deep in a coding session, I miss having him around!
Proposed Solution
A toggle in the settings (e.g., "Keep Clawd visible") that pins him to a fixed spot on the screen — like the bottom-right corner — throughout the entire session. Ideally, he'd continue his current animation (like the soccer one! ⚽) while staying out of the way of the chat interface. Even a smaller, subtle version would be perfect. Just knowing he's there makes coding more fun! 🛸
Alternative Solutions
Having Clawd minimized into a small idle icon rather than disappearing completely would also work as a middle ground. I'd also be happy with just a static version of him if animation is too heavy.
Priority
High - Significant impact on productivity
Feature Category
Other
Use Case Example
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7 Comments
Huge +1. I wanted this badly enough that I built an external prototype —
a small overlay that docks to the Claude Code window and reacts to session
state via hooks. After using it daily, here's the state mapping that feels
great in practice:
| Session state (hook) | Clawd reaction |
|---|---|
| Prompt submitted | perks up, looks around |
| Tool running (
Pre/PostToolUse) | types on a tiny terminal || Turn done (
Stop) | the official confetti-stomp celebration || Permission needed (
Notification) | urgent little hops — genuinely practical: I stopped missing permission prompts || Long idle | wanders along the window, occasionally does barbell curls (the official Walking/Gym Claude animations) |
| Clicked | squeezes (>_<) and hops |
Everything above was possible from the outside with hooks + a status file +
window tracking — which is exactly why a native version would be so much
simpler: the app already knows its own state and owns the pixels. The
official animations already exist too.
Happy to share implementation details if useful.
@hajimetwi3
Thank you for the comment!
A "Clawd reaction" like the one you described is exactly my dream feature.
Especially, just imagining the "squeezes (>_<) and hops" reaction makes me want to dance with excitement.
I truly hope the Anthropic team takes your prototype as a deep inspiration!
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Also, sorry if this is slightly off-topic for this issue,
but I would love to know if your prototype becomes publicly available.
I'm not an engineer, so I might struggle with complex setups,
but if there's a way to download or install it,
I will do my best to welcome your adorable Clawd to my desk!
(If you have a link or a repository, please let me know. If it's just for personal use, no worries at all!)
Best regards🦀
@chunopiAtMire
Thank you — this made my day! 😊
I'll most likely release it publicly (no promises on timing yet!).
One honest heads-up in advance: the public version won't include Clawd
himself — he's Anthropic's character, so my recreation stays personal-use
only. It would ship with original pixel companions instead, with the same reaction system described above — the
\>_< squeeze-and-hop poke included.
Which is exactly why I'm +1 on this issue: only Anthropic can put the
real Clawd on our desks. 🦀
It's designed to be non-engineer friendly (Windows + Python + one
interactive installer that walks you through everything). It's
Windows-only for now — if there's interest, I might look into other
platforms too (again, no promises 😄).
If it goes public, I'll post the link here!
Example of behavior👀
https://x.com/hajimetwi3/status/2078358345761849623
https://x.com/hajimetwi3/status/2078313036046303284
https://x.com/hajimetwi3/status/2078704325292179829
@hajimetwi3
Wow, this absolutely made my day too! 😊
I am incredibly excited to hear that you might release this personal project publicly!
I watched the example, and the sound effects are so game-like and fit him perfectly.
The overall design and animations are exactly what I’ve been dreaming of!
(Honestly, I’m shocked this only has 5 likes on X right now—it seriously deserves way more attention! 🤯)
As a macOS user, I would be absolutely thrilled if you eventually find the time and energy to release a Mac-compatible version.
But even if it stays Windows-only,
I love this so much that I will definitely look into running a Windows virtual machine just to bring your pixel companions to my desktop! That’s how much I adore your work.
I’ll be eagerly looking forward to the release day! 🤞✨
And finally, to the Anthropic team if anyone is reading this:
please, please consider adding a built-in feature to keep a real Clawd pinned to our desks—complete with the kind of rich,
expressive, and playful animations that this amazing creator has designed here! 🦀
@chunopiAtMire
Thank you so much — your excitement is contagious! 😊
One clarification: that clip was my buddy for a different AI CLI. But
the Claude Code buddy runs on the same engine, so the same retro music
and characters work there too — the current lineup is 10+ original skins
and a dozen retro tracks ☺🔊
(And likes on that clip are gratefully accepted, hahaha 🙌)
macOS: consider yours the first official vote 🗳️ Honestly though, I can't
say yet whether a Mac version will happen — maybe yes, maybe no. I'll be
upfront about it here either way!
I'll post here the moment there's something to download. And +1 to your
closing message — Anthropic, the demand is real! 🦀
P.S. — to the Anthropic team: a lovingly crafted Clawd skin does exist,
but out of respect for your IP it stays unreleased. With your blessing,
I'd happily release it for everyone who loves Clawd 😊 And if any part
of this prototype is ever useful to you, the code is yours — MIT or even
CC0, whatever helps. 🙏
(I'll keep further project chatter for the repo once it exists, to keep
this issue on-topic 🙏)
@chunopiAtMire
It exists! 🎉 As promised — the buddy is now public:
MadoMochi — https://github.com/hajimetwi3/MadoMochi
(mado 窓 = "window", mochi = the squishy little thing now living at
the edge of yours)
listening, thinking, typing away, DONE confetti, error stumbles — and a
WAITING dance that roams your whole screen if you ignore a permission
prompt for too long 😂
dropping a single .py file)
everything synthesized from the Python standard library. No assets, no
network, nothing ever leaves your machine
(macOS: still an honest "maybe" 🙏)
Unofficial and not affiliated with Anthropic — it just really likes
sitting next to Claude Code. Issues, ideas are welcome over in
the repo.
@hajimetwi3
Oh my goodness! I am absolutely thrilled to see this released so much faster than I ever imagined!
When I first saw the sample on X, I honestly thought it was a cute little alien, but it turns out to be a "Mochi"!
Knowing that makes me love it even more, because I absolutely adore mochi! Hahaha
I can’t wait to welcome this adorable Mochi next to my Claude window.
Since I’m not an engineer, I might not be able to get it running instantly,
but I’m definitely planning to give it my best shot over the weekend!
Anyway, I want to express my deepest gratitude to you for speeding up the release,
keeping your promise to let me know, and most of all, creating such a wonderfully cute companion.
Thank you so much!
I absolutely cannot wait to see the "WAITING dance" in action!