Clawd Modifier

Customize the Claude Code mascot's appearance by modifying colors and ASCII art.

Quick Reference

CLI location: /opt/node22/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js

Clawd colors:

• Body: rgb(215,119,87) / ansi:redBright
• Background: rgb(0,0,0) / ansi:black

Small Clawd (prompt):

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Workflows

Change Clawd's Color

Use scripts/patch_color.py:

# List available colors
python scripts/patch_color.py --list

# Apply preset
python scripts/patch_color.py blue

# Custom RGB
python scripts/patch_color.py --rgb 100,200,150

# Restore original
python scripts/patch_color.py --restore

Add Arms or Modify Art

Use scripts/patch_art.py:

# List variants
python scripts/patch_art.py --list

# Add arms
python scripts/patch_art.py --variant with-arms

# Individual modifications
python scripts/patch_art.py --add-left-arm
python scripts/patch_art.py --add-right-arm

# Restore original
python scripts/patch_art.py --restore

Extract Current Clawd

Use scripts/extract_clawd.py to see current state:

python scripts/extract_clawd.py

Manual Modifications

For custom changes not covered by scripts, edit cli.js directly:

1. Backup: cp cli.js cli.js.bak
2. Find patterns with grep
3. Use sed or text editor to replace
4. Test by running claude

Pattern examples:

# Find color definitions
grep -o 'clawd_body:"[^"]*"' cli.js | head -5

# Replace color
sed -i 's/rgb(215,119,87)/rgb(100,149,237)/g' cli.js

Resources

• Unicode reference: See references/unicode-blocks.md for block characters
• Technical details: See references/clawd-anatomy.md for rendering internals
• Design gallery: See assets/clawd-variants.txt for inspiration

Notes

• Changes are overwritten by npm update
• Always create backups before modifying
• Test with claude --version after changes
• Some terminals have limited Unicode support