SLOPSHOPPER

agent-board

Live pane showing each subagent's progress, tokens, tools and time, with role-based pixel crabs

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v0.1.0no licenseupdated 2026-10-08MasterZul/claude-agent-mod-progress
A shopper browsing a rack in a slop shop
Preview · a replayed session in a sandbox
claude · ~/work/app · agent-board
│ ┃ Agents ✕ › fix the failing auth test and add an audit log call │ ┃ ╭──────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ ┃ │ Agents │ ⏺ Read(src/auth.ts) │ ┃ │ 0/0 │ ⎿ Read 6 lines │ ┃ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯ ⏺ Update(src/auth.ts) │ ┃ No subagents yet. They'll show up here when ⎿ Added 2 lines, removed 1 line │ ┃ spawned. ⏺ Bash(bun test) │ ⎿ 3 pass, 1 fail │ │ ● Done. refresh now rejects expired claims and logs an audit event. │ │ ✻ Worked for 42s · done 4:20 PM │ │ › /agents │ ⎿ agent-board: Agents board opened. │ │ ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── › ? for shortcuts

Draws

Pane · Agents
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ Agents │ │ 0/0 │ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ No subagents yet. They'll show up here when spawned.
README

agent-board

A Claude Code mod that opens an Agents pane showing every subagent as it works:

  • Header stats: agents finished / total, tokens, elapsed time
  • A card per agent, grouped into Running and Finished: task, role, agent type, model, current step or last tool, tokens, time and a progress bar
  • A pixel-art crab per role that hops while its agent is working:
  • 🎨 designer: beret + paintbrush (design, style, CSS, UI…)
  • 💻 developer: cap + laptop (everything else)
  • 🔎 researcher: explorer hat + magnifier (research, find, analyse, plan…)
  • 🧪 tester: hard hat + check (test, review, verify, audit…)

The pane opens by itself when the first subagent starts, or with /agents. In the terminal the crabs are shown as emoji.

Install

In a terminal Claude Code session:

/plugin install agent-board --marketplace MasterZul/claude-agent-mod-progress

Answer y to add the marketplace, then pick the user scope. It then loads in every session, including the desktop app's Code tab.

Or run it from a local folder

Clone this repo and point Claude Code at it in ~/.claude/settings.json:

"env": { "CLAUDE_CODE_PLUGIN_DIRS": "/path/to/claude-agent-mod-progress" }

Notes

  • Progress bars show real steps when an agent keeps a todo list; otherwise they fill based on tool calls and complete when the agent finishes.
  • Built against Claude Code 2.1.293's function-hooks plugin API (early access), so it may need updates on other versions.
  • Crab sprites are text grids in hooks/crabs.ts, one letter per pixel; edit them to restyle or add roles.

Develop

claude plugin validate .
claude plugin test .
Source 3 files
hooks/register.tsx 212 lines
1import { atom, read, update } from 'claude-code'
2import type { EngineInterface, Register } from 'claude-code'
3
4import type { AgentRow } from '../types'
5import { CRAB_SIZE, crabSvg, ROLE_EMOJI, roleOf } from './crabs'
6
7const PANE = 'agent-board'
8const COLORS = ['#3fb27f', '#4f8ef7', '#e0952f', '#b07cf0', '#e05f7a', '#2fb8c8']
9
10const agents = atom({ plugin: 'agent-board', key: 'agents' } as const, [] as AgentRow[])
11const tick = atom({ plugin: 'agent-board', key: 'tick' } as const, 0)
12
13const fmtTime = (ms: number) => {
14  const s = Math.max(0, Math.floor(ms / 1000))
15  return `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${String(s % 60).padStart(2, '0')}`
16}
17const fmtTokens = (n: number) => (n >= 1000 ? `${Math.round(n / 1000)}k` : `${n}`)
18const shortModel = (m: string) =>
19  m.replace(/^claude-/, '').replace(/-(\d+)-(\d+).*$/, ' $1.$2').replace(/^\w/, c => c.toUpperCase())
20
21const progressOf = (a: AgentRow) => {
22  if (a.status !== 'running') return 1
23  if (a.todoTotal) return (a.todoDone ?? 0) / a.todoTotal
24  return Math.min(0.9, a.tools / (a.tools + 8))
25}
26
27const patch = ($: EngineInterface, id: string, fn: (a: AgentRow) => AgentRow) =>
28  update($, agents, list => list.map(a => (a.id === id ? fn(a) : a)))
29
30let timer: { cancel: () => void } | undefined
31
32// Drives the crabs' two-frame hop and the live clocks; restarted from each spawn so a timer
33// lost to a failed hook or a reload never leaves the board frozen
34const restartTicker = ($: EngineInterface) => {
35  timer?.cancel()
36  timer = $.clock.every(400, () => {
37    void (async () => {
38      try {
39        const list = await read($, agents)
40        if (list.some(a => a.status === 'running')) await update($, tick, t => t + 1)
41      } catch {
42        // one missed frame is harmless
43      }
44    })()
45  })
46}
47
48export const register: Register = on => {
49  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
50    restartTicker($)
51    try {
52      await $.command.register({ name: 'agents', description: 'Show the live subagent progress board' })
53    } catch {
54      // already registered by an earlier load of this mod
55    }
56    return next(e)
57  })
58
59  on('command.run', { command: 'agents' }, async $ => {
60    await $.ui.open({ id: PANE, title: 'Agents' })
61    return { text: 'Agents board opened.' }
62  })
63
64  on('agent.spawn', async ($, e, next) => {
65    const r = await next(e)
66    if (!r.agentId) return r
67    const id = r.agentId
68    const startedAt = await $.clock.now()
69    await update($, agents, list => [
70      ...list,
71      {
72        id,
73        description: e.description || e.subagentType,
74        type: e.subagentType,
75        model: r.model,
76        color: COLORS[list.length % COLORS.length] ?? '#3fb27f',
77        startedAt,
78        status: 'running' as const,
79        tools: 0,
80        tokens: 0,
81      },
82    ])
83    restartTicker($)
84    void $.ui.open({ id: PANE, title: 'Agents' })
85    return r
86  })
87
88  on('tool.call', async ($, e, next) => {
89    if (e.agentId) {
90      const input = (e as { input?: { todos?: { status?: string; content?: string }[] } }).input
91      const todos = Array.isArray(input?.todos) ? input!.todos! : undefined
92      await patch($, e.agentId, a => ({
93        ...a,
94        tools: a.tools + 1,
95        lastTool: e.tool,
96        ...(todos
97          ? {
98              todoTotal: todos.length,
99              todoDone: todos.filter(t => t.status === 'completed').length,
100              todoNow: todos.find(t => t.status === 'in_progress')?.content,
101            }
102          : {}),
103      }))
104    }
105    return next(e)
106  })
107
108  on('turn.step', async function* ($, e, next) {
109    const r = yield* next(e)
110    if (e.agentId && r.usage) {
111      const u = r.usage
112      const n = u.input_tokens + u.output_tokens + u.cache_read_input_tokens + u.cache_creation_input_tokens
113      await patch($, e.agentId, a => ({ ...a, tokens: a.tokens + n, model: u.model || a.model }))
114    }
115    return r
116  })
117
118  on('turn.complete', async ($, e, next) => {
119    if (e.agentId) {
120      const endedAt = await $.clock.now()
121      const failed = e.reason === 'error' || e.isAborted
122      await patch($, e.agentId, a => ({ ...a, endedAt, status: failed ? 'failed' : 'done' }))
123    }
124    return next(e)
125  })
126
127  on('ui.render', { component: 'Pane', requestId: PANE }, async ($, e) => {
128    const ui = $.ui.resolve(e)
129    const { Box, Text } = ui
130    const Svg = 'Svg' in ui ? ui.Svg : undefined
131    const list = await read($, agents)
132    const frame = ((await read($, tick)) % 2) as 0 | 1
133    const now = await $.clock.now()
134    const width = Math.max(20, (e.props.bodyColumns ?? 44) - 2)
135
136    const running = list.filter(a => a.status === 'running')
137    const finished = list.filter(a => a.status !== 'running')
138    const totalTokens = list.reduce((s, a) => s + a.tokens, 0)
139    const first = Math.min(...list.map(a => a.startedAt))
140    const last = running.length ? now : Math.max(...list.map(a => a.endedAt ?? now))
141    const elapsed = list.length ? last - first : 0
142
143    const Stat = ({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) => (
144      <Box flexDirection="column" borderStyle="round" borderDimColor paddingX={1} flexGrow={1}>
145        <Text dimColor>{label}</Text>
146        <Text bold>{value}</Text>
147      </Box>
148    )
149
150    const Row = ({ a }: { a: AgentRow }) => {
151      const p = progressOf(a)
152      // Block glyphs draw wider than a cell outside the terminal; leave room so the bar stays on one line
153      const barW = Math.max(10, e.surface === 'terminal' ? width - 2 : Math.floor(width * 0.6))
154      const filled = Math.round(p * barW)
155      const time = fmtTime((a.endedAt ?? now) - a.startedAt)
156      const step = a.todoTotal
157        ? `${a.todoDone ?? 0}/${a.todoTotal}${a.todoNow ? ` · ${a.todoNow}` : ''}`
158        : a.status === 'running'
159          ? `${a.tools} tools${a.lastTool ? ` · ${a.lastTool}` : ''}`
160          : `${a.tools} tools`
161      const mark = a.status === 'running' ? '●' : a.status === 'done' ? '✓' : '✗'
162      const markColor = a.status === 'failed' ? '#e05f7a' : a.status === 'done' ? '#3fb27f' : a.color
163      const role = roleOf(a.description, a.type)
164      return (
165        <Box key={a.id} marginBottom={1} gap={1}>
166          <Box flexShrink={0} alignItems="center">
167            {Svg ? (
168              <Svg source={crabSvg(role, a.status === 'running' ? frame : 0)} alt={`${role} crab`} width={CRAB_SIZE.width} height={CRAB_SIZE.height} />
169            ) : (
170              <Text>{ROLE_EMOJI[role]}</Text>
171            )}
172          </Box>
173          <Box flexDirection="column" flexGrow={1}>
174          <Box justifyContent="space-between">
175            <Text bold wrap="truncate-end">{a.description}</Text>
176            <Text color={markColor}>{mark}</Text>
177          </Box>
178          <Text wrap="truncate-end">
179            <Text color={a.color}>{role}</Text>
180            <Text dimColor> · {a.type}</Text>
181            <Text dimColor> · {shortModel(a.model)}</Text>
182          </Text>
183          <Box justifyContent="space-between">
184            <Text dimColor wrap="truncate-end">{step}</Text>
185            <Text dimColor>{fmtTokens(a.tokens)} · {time}</Text>
186          </Box>
187          <Text>
188            <Text color={a.color}>{'█'.repeat(filled)}</Text>
189            <Text dimColor>{'░'.repeat(barW - filled)}</Text>
190          </Text>
191          </Box>
192        </Box>
193      )
194    }
195
196    return (
197      <Box flexDirection="column">
198        <Box gap={1}>
199          <Stat label="Agents" value={`${finished.length}/${list.length}`} />
200          <Stat label="Tokens" value={fmtTokens(totalTokens)} />
201          <Stat label="Time" value={fmtTime(elapsed)} />
202        </Box>
203        {list.length === 0 && <Text dimColor>No subagents yet. They'll show up here when spawned.</Text>}
204        {running.length > 0 && <Text dimColor>Running · {running.length}</Text>}
205        {running.map(a => <Row a={a} />)}
206        {finished.length > 0 && <Text dimColor>Finished · {finished.length}</Text>}
207        {finished.map(a => <Row a={a} />)}
208      </Box>
209    )
210  })
211}
212
hooks/crabs.ts 143 lines
1// Pixel-art crab avatars, one outfit per role, drawn as SVG on remote surfaces
2export type Role = 'designer' | 'developer' | 'researcher' | 'tester'
3
4export const ROLE_EMOJI: Record<Role, string> = {
5  designer: '🎨',
6  developer: '💻',
7  researcher: '🔎',
8  tester: '🧪',
9}
10
11// Most specific first: a "review the styles" task is a tester's, not a designer's
12const RULES: [Role, RegExp][] = [
13  ['tester', /test|qa\b|review|verify|check|audit|lint|debug|bug/i],
14  ['researcher', /research|explore|investigat|search|find|analy|compare|competitor|plan|study/i],
15  ['designer', /design|style|css|visual|graphic|brand|ux|ui\b|theme|layout|color|colour/i],
16]
17
18export const roleOf = (description: string, type: string): Role => {
19  for (const [role, re] of RULES) if (re.test(description)) return role
20  if (/explore|plan/i.test(type)) return 'researcher'
21  for (const [role, re] of RULES) if (re.test(type)) return role
22  return 'developer'
23}
24
25const PALETTE: Record<string, string> = {
26  o: '#e8835a', // shell
27  d: '#b85a3a', // claws & legs
28  k: '#14141a', // eyes
29  G: '#3fb27f', // developer cap
30  g: '#2a8a5f',
31  L: '#8a93a8', // laptop
32  l: '#c9d3ea',
33  P: '#9b6bd6', // designer beret
34  b: '#8a5a2b', // brush handle
35  R: '#ff6fa8', // paint
36  K: '#d8c08a', // researcher helmet
37  q: '#b39a62',
38  s: '#7fb6ff', // magnifier
39  Y: '#f2c230', // tester hard hat
40  y: '#c99a12',
41  c: '#47d16c', // check
42}
43
44const BODY = [
45  '................',
46  '................',
47  '................',
48  '................',
49  '................',
50  '....oooooooo....',
51  '...ookooookoo...',
52  '...ookooookoo...',
53  'dd.oooooooooo.dd',
54  'dooooooooooooood',
55  '...oooooooooo...',
56  '...oooooooooo...',
57  '...d.d....d.d...',
58  '...d.d....d.d...',
59]
60
61const OUTFIT: Record<Role, string[]> = {
62  developer: [
63    '................',
64    '................',
65    '....GGGGGG......',
66    '...GGGGGGGG.....',
67    '...ggggggggggg..',
68    '................',
69    '................',
70    '................',
71    '................',
72    '................',
73    '..........lllll.',
74    '..........lllll.',
75    '.........LLLLLLL',
76  ],
77  designer: [
78    '................',
79    '........P.......',
80    '.....PPPPPP.....',
81    '...PPPPPPPPPP..R',
82    '....PPPPPPPP..RR',
83    '..............b.',
84    '..............b.',
85    '..............b.',
86  ],
87  researcher: [
88    '................',
89    '......KKKK......',
90    '.....KKKKKK.....',
91    '....KKKKKKKK....',
92    '..qqqqqqqqqqqq..',
93    '.ss.............',
94    's..s............',
95    's..s............',
96    '.ss.............',
97  ],
98  tester: [
99    '................',
100    '......YYYY......',
101    '.....YYYYYY.....',
102    '....YYYYYYYY....',
103    '..yyyyyyyyyyyy..',
104    '................',
105    '................',
106    '................',
107    '................',
108    '.........c......',
109    '......c.c.......',
110    '.......c........',
111  ],
112}
113
114const SCALE = 3
115
116// A working crab alternates two frames: frame 1 hops up a pixel with its claws raised one more
117const isClaw = (x: number, y: number) => (y === 8 || y === 9) && (x <= 1 || x >= 14)
118
119export const crabSvg = (role: Role, frame: 0 | 1 = 0): string => {
120  const outfit = OUTFIT[role]
121  const body: string[] = []
122  const claws: string[] = []
123  BODY.forEach((row, y) => {
124    for (let x = 0; x < row.length; x++) {
125      const over = outfit[y]?.[x]
126      const ch = over && over !== '.' ? over : row[x]
127      const fill = ch ? PALETTE[ch] : undefined
128      if (!fill) continue
129      const rect = `<rect x="${x}" y="${y}" width="1" height="1" fill="${fill}"/>`
130      ;(frame === 1 && isClaw(x, y) && !(over && over !== '.') ? claws : body).push(rect)
131    }
132  })
133  const w = 16
134  const h = BODY.length
135  const inner =
136    frame === 1
137      ? `<g transform="translate(0 -1)">${body.join('')}<g transform="translate(0 -1)">${claws.join('')}</g></g>`
138      : body.join('')
139  return `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 -2 ${w} ${h + 2}" width="${w * SCALE}" height="${(h + 2) * SCALE}" shape-rendering="crispEdges">${inner}</svg>`
140}
141
142export const CRAB_SIZE = { width: 16 * SCALE, height: (BODY.length + 2) * SCALE }
143
types/index.d.ts 23 lines
1export type AgentRow = {
2  id: string
3  description: string
4  type: string
5  model: string
6  color: string
7  startedAt: number
8  endedAt?: number
9  status: 'running' | 'done' | 'failed'
10  tools: number
11  lastTool?: string
12  tokens: number
13  todoDone?: number
14  todoTotal?: number
15  todoNow?: string
16}
17
18declare module 'claude-code' {
19  interface PluginState {
20    'agent-board': { agents: AgentRow[]; tick: number }
21  }
22}
23