Buddi

What it does

Anthropic removed /buddy from Claude Code after a week. Buddi keeps your buddy alive — in the MacBook notch. Your buddy animates based on what Claude is doing: working, reading, sleeping, erroring out. 18 species, rarity tiers from common to legendary, unique eyes and hats. Monitor multiple Claude Code sessions, approve permissions from the notch, chat with full history. Also works as a notch utility with music, calendar, battery, and file shelf. Native Swift. Free. Open source.

A macOS notch companion for Claude Code with ASCII buddy characters that react in real time. 18 species, multi-session support, native SwiftUI.

Your Claude Code companion, living in the notch. ASCII buddies that react to every thought, tool call, and error. Snarlyarn ★★★★ Session 93% Weekly 85% Go To Hell Post Malone 0:12 4:27 ‹ claude — buddi > -- INSERT -- > -- INSERT -- Everything at a glance ASCII Buddy Characters 18 species — each with unique eyes, hats, rarity, and personality stats. Your buddy animates as Claude thinks, reads, writes, and errors. Approve or deny tool calls directly from the notch — no terminal switching. Track multiple Claude Code sessions, each with its ownfrom buddi.trytalkvalue.com

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