From 95ffc92e7d95b54845c451b14f25951dd9e2e28b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pyr0ball Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 11:22:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: companion widget note is user-configured, not Anthropic-shipped --- README.md | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3511869..a7d3619 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ Buddymon are discovered, caught, and leveled up through real development work > **How it works:** Buddymon uses Claude Code's hook and plugin system — it is not a UI mod. Notifications (encounters, XP, session summaries) appear as system-injected context in the chat thread, visible to both you and Claude. They do not appear in Thrumble's speech bubble or any other CC UI widget. -### Thrumble and Buddymon +### Companion widgets and Buddymon -[Thrumble](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-code) is Anthropic's own companion widget built into Claude Code. Buddymon is a separate community plugin — there is no official relationship between them. The CC plugin API does not expose a hook to drive Thrumble's speech bubble, so Buddymon cannot make Thrumble announce encounters. If Anthropic ships a companion speech API in a future release, Buddymon will adopt it. +Claude Code supports personal companion widgets — small characters that sit beside the input box and comment in a speech bubble. These are user-configured, not built into CC by Anthropic. Buddymon is a separate community plugin and has no relationship to any specific companion. -Until then, Buddymon notifications arrive as chat context rather than Thrumble barks. All game state (XP, encounters, roster) works regardless. +The CC plugin API does not expose a hook to drive companion speech bubbles, so Buddymon cannot make your companion announce encounters. If Anthropic ships a companion speech API in a future release, Buddymon will adopt it. + +Until then, Buddymon notifications arrive as chat context rather than companion barks. All game state (XP, encounters, roster) works regardless. ---