clawd-invaders

Clawd Invaders

A retro Space Invaders game starring Clawd, the Claude Code pixel crab mascot. Defend the codebase from bugs!

Built as a Claude Code plugin — install it and type /invaders to play.

Installation

Option A: Plugin (recommended)

/plugin marketplace add avdm12/clawd-invaders
/plugin install clawd-invaders@avdm12

Then play with /clawd-invaders:invaders (plugin skills are namespaced as plugin-name:skill-name).

Option B: Direct install (for /invaders without namespace)

git clone https://github.com/avdm12/clawd-invaders.git /tmp/clawd-invaders
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/invaders
cp /tmp/clawd-invaders/skills/invaders/* ~/.claude/skills/invaders/

Then play with just /invaders in any session.

Game Features

• 10 waves of increasingly difficult bug invaders
• 3 enemy types: green beetles (10pts), purple moths (20pts), red centipedes (30pts)
• Mystery bug bonus target (50-300pts)
• Wave 10 boss fight against the Mega Bug (500pts)
• Full chiptune audio via Web Audio API (shoot, hit, explosions, march beat, jingles)
• CRT scanline effect with vignette for retro arcade feel
• High score saved to localStorage
• Victory screen — "CODEBASE DEFENDED!"

Controls

Key	Action
Arrow keys / A, D	Move left / right
Space	Shoot
Enter	Start / Restart

Touch controls supported on mobile.

How It Works

The plugin bundles a self-contained HTML5 Canvas game (~41KB, zero external dependencies). When /invaders is invoked, Claude copies the game to /tmp/ and opens it in the default browser.

Repository Structure

clawd-invaders/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   ├── plugin.json           # Plugin metadata
│   └── marketplace.json      # Marketplace catalog
├── skills/
│   └── invaders/
│       ├── SKILL.md           # Skill definition
│       └── game.html          # Self-contained game
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

Color Palette

The game uses Claude's brand colors:

Color	Hex	Use
Clawd Orange	#D77757	Player character
Crail	#C15F3C	Laser, accents
Pampas	#F4F3EE	UI text
Cloudy	#B1ADA1	Secondary text

License

MIT