Familiar

MIT licence

A pixel-art companion above the prompt that reacts to your session, levels up, and can be redrawn by hand

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Terminal

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                       on it.
                       clawd · idle · lvl 1
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Claude Desktop

What it does

A pixel companion above the prompt that reacts to your session, levels up as you work, and can be redrawn by hand in a pixel editor.

What you see: A pixel companion above the prompt, plus panes and toasts
Works in: Terminal and Claude Desktop
Slash commands: /familiar
Uses your tokens: On /familiar ask, and for Haiku quips if you turn them on
Changes files: Nothing
Network access: None
Reviewed commit: 7793006
Preview recorded with: Claude Code 2.1.296

How it works

Sits above the prompt with its name, mood and level, such as clawd · idle · lvl 1.
Shows thinking dots while Claude works and a sweat drop through failed commands.
Gains XP from finished turns and fixed tests, and keeps it across sessions.
/familiar draw opens a 16x12 pixel editor; export and import share sprites as JSON.

Good to know

Needs CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_FUNCTION_HOOKS set to 1 in the env of ~/.claude/settings.json.
/familiar ask forks the model for its take on the session. Haiku quips after turns are off by default.
The default familiar, Clawd, is a pixel recreation of Claude Code's mascot rather than original art.