A developer built a desk lamp that reflects Claude’s runtime state by changing colors in real time—distinct hues for ‘thinking’, dynamic shifts while writing code, a finish color, and an instant error alert—so you can monitor the model without checking a terminal; the post (by @DataChaz on 2026-06-18) includes a demo video and an open-source repo link.
Developer converted a desk lamp into a real-time status indicator for Anthropic’s Claude, mapping model states to colors (thinking, writing code, finished, error)
THIS DEV TURNED A DESK LAMP INTO A LIVE CLAUDE CODE INDICATOR 🤯
It changes colors in real-time based on exactly what Claude is doing:
🧠 Thinking = one color
💻 Writing code = color shifts
✅ Finished = changes again
❌ Error = instant alert
You know exactly what your AI is doing without even checking your terminal.
100% free and open-source.
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