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AI · March 16, 2026

Masko Code

A mascot that watches Claude Code for you

Masko Code launched on March 16, 2026 with 200 votes, #163 of 23,380 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.

What it does

You run Claude Code agents. You alt-tab 50 times a day to approve permissions. You lose your place. You miss prompts. Masko Code puts a mascot on your desktop that watches your agents in real time. Permission needed? Speech bubble. Press ⌘1. Done. Also: ⌘M jumps to the right terminal. Double-tap ⌘ to switch sessions. Tracks everything at a glance. Ships with Clippy and other mascots. Community adds new ones daily. Or generate your own at masko.ai. Free. Open source. MIT. 100% local.

Connect Claude Code to a Masko desktop mascot on Mac. See working, permissions, questions, completion, and errors, then respond where supported.

Claude Code can work in the background while your mascot shows activity, attention, completion, and the next action Masko can honestly provide. Answer supported permission prompts from the mascot with Allow or Deny. The mascot stays visible while the agent remains in its normal terminal, IDE, or desktop surface. Masko observes session start and end through the supported Claude Code connection. Masko observes tool activity through the supported Claude Code connection. Masko observes permission prompts through the supported Claude Code connection. The integration uses ~/.claude/settings.json. Masko installs or repairs the supported connection and reports its health. Install the supported…from masko.ai

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