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Notes on Claude Code.
Guides for people who spend their day with an agent in the terminal: customizing it, installing plugins, and keeping calm through long runs.
What is Asciimood? The ASCII animation plugin for Claude Code
Asciimood is a free Claude Code plugin that replaces the scroll of tool calls with an ASCII animation that changes with what Claude is doing. Here is everything it does, in one page.
How to stop watching tool calls scroll by in Claude Code (without missing errors)
Long Claude Code runs print every file read, edit and command. Here is how to fold that scroll away while keeping errors, permission prompts and answers in full view.
How to customize the Claude Code terminal: themes, status line and animations
A practical tour of what you can change in Claude Code's terminal interface: the theme, the status line, output style, and an animated view of what Claude is doing with the Asciimood plugin.
How to install a Claude Code plugin from a marketplace (step by step)
Install a Claude Code plugin in the terminal, from a shell, or in the Claude desktop app, then update or remove it. Worked example with the free Asciimood plugin.
Staying sane during long Claude Code sessions
Agentic coding means a lot of waiting. Practical habits for long Claude Code runs: scoping tasks, checking in at the right moments, and seeing Claude's state at a glance.