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Mindful Claude

A guided breathing exercise above the prompt while Claude works

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Mindful Claude running in Claude Code

Recorded on Claude Code 2.1.287 in a sandbox. Claude's replies are scripted; everything the mod draws is real.

What it does

When you send a prompt, an orange shape appears above the prompt and grows as you breathe in, then shrinks as you breathe out. Under it a line counts down the phase ("Breathe in... 2s") and names the exercise, and the spinner reads the same cue. When Claude answers, the band goes away. It turns each wait into a short breathing exercise.

How to use it

  • Send a prompt and breathe along. The default is Coherent Breathing: 5.5 seconds in, 5.5 seconds out.
  • /breathe hrv, /breathe sigh, /breathe box and /breathe 478 pick the exercise: coherent breathing, the physiological sigh (a double inhale and a long exhale), box breathing (4 seconds in, hold, out, hold) or 4-7-8.
  • /breathe style pulse picks the shape: pulse, ripples, dots, wave, or random for a different one each turn (the default).
  • /breathe delay 5 waits that many seconds into a turn before the band appears, so quick answers stay quiet.
  • /breathe spinner off leaves the spinner alone. /breathe off and /breathe on hide and show the band.
  • /breathe on its own shows the current settings, and /breathe help lists the commands.

Good to know

  • The band only draws in the terminal.
  • Your settings are kept in the mod's own store and carry over to new sessions. It costs no tokens: Claude never sees it.