ccplugins · abullard1 · Jul 4, 2026 · Jul 4, 2026 · Jul 4, 2026
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -1670,6 +1670,19 @@
         "security",
         "compliance"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "claude-bionify",
+      "source": "./plugins/claude-bionify",
+      "description": "Bionic reading for Claude Code responses that bolds the leading part of each word to improve readability and focus.",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "author": {
+        "name": "Samuel Ruairí Bullard",
+        "url": "https://github.com/abullard1"
+      },
+      "category": "Design UX",
+      "homepage": "https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/claude-bionify",
+      "keywords": ["accessibility", "readability", "bionic-reading", "focus", "claude-code"]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Install or disable them dynamically with the `/plugin` command — enabling you
 
 ### Design UX
 - [brand-guardian](./plugins/brand-guardian)
+- [claude-bionify](./plugins/claude-bionify)
 - [joker](./plugins/joker)
 - [mobile-ux-optimizer](./plugins/mobile-ux-optimizer)
 - [onomastophes](./plugins/onomastophes)
@@ -212,4 +213,4 @@ Example:
 ## Contributing
 
 Contributions are welcome!
- You can add your favorite plugins, share best practices, or submit your own marketplace.
+ You can add your favorite plugins, share best practices, or submit your own marketplace.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugins/claude-bionify/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-plugin-manifest.json",
+  "name": "claude-bionify",
+  "displayName": "claude-bionify",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "description": "Bionic reading for Claude's responses that bolds the leading part of each word to guide your eyes and enable you to read faster.",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Samuel Ruairí Bullard",
+    "email": "samuel.ruairi.bullard@gmail.com",
+    "url": "https://github.com/abullard1"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/abullard1/claude-bionify",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/abullard1/claude-bionify",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "keywords": [
+    "bionic-reading",
+    "speed-reading",
+    "accessibility",
+    "readability",
+    "adhd",
+    "dyslexia",
+    "focus",
+    "productivity"
+  ],
+  "userConfig": {
+    "fixation": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "title": "Fixation strength",
+      "description": "Fraction of each word to bold (0.1–0.9). Higher means more bold.",
+      "default": 0.5,
+      "min": 0.1,
+      "max": 0.9
+    },
+    "min_word_length": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "title": "Minimum word length",
+      "description": "Words shorter than this are left unbolded.",
+      "default": 4,
+      "min": 1
+    },
+    "boundary": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "Bold boundary",
+      "description": "How much of each word to bold: \"fraction\" uses Fixation strength; \"syllable\" ends at the first syllable (e.g. stri-ng); \"log\" grows logarithmically so long words are bolded less.",
+      "default": "fraction"
+    },
+    "skip_acronyms": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "title": "Skip acronyms",
+      "description": "Leave ALL-CAPS acronyms like API or JSON unbolded.",
+      "default": true
+    },
+    "protect_urls": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "title": "Protect URLs, paths, and files",
+      "description": "Don't bold inside URLs, emails, file paths, or filenames.",
+      "default": true
+    },
+    "skip_headings": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "title": "Skip headings",
+      "description": "Leave markdown headings (lines starting with #) unbolded. Headings are already visually prominent, so bolding inside them adds clutter.",
+      "default": true
+    }
+  },
+  "experimental": {
+    "themes": "./themes/"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to claude-bionify are documented here. This project follows
+[semantic versioning](https://semver.org) and [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com).
+
+## [1.0.1] - 2026-07-04
+
+### Fixed
+- Preserve fenced code blocks that use spaced info strings such as
+  ```` ``` python ````.
+- Stop URL protection before surrounding quotes and brackets.
+- Reject invalid boolean and minimum-word-length live override values instead
+  of silently applying surprising settings.
+- Save live overrides correctly when `CLAUDE_BIONIFY_STATE_FILE` is set to a
+  filename in the current working directory.
+- Use fully-qualified `/claude-bionify:set ...` examples in the plugin README.
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2026-06-28
+
+Initial release.
+
+### Added
+- `MessageDisplay` hook that bolds the leading part of each word in Claude's
+  streamed replies as they render. The change is display-only: the saved
+  transcript and what Claude reads are never altered.
+- Unicode-aware bolding that works in any language, while leaving numbers and
+  identifiers like `value3` or `api_key` alone.
+- Three bolding strategies via the `boundary` option: `fraction` (default),
+  `syllable` (ends at the first syllable), and `log` (long words bolded less).
+- Configurable `fixation` strength and `min_word_length`.
+- `skip_acronyms` (default on) leaves ALL-CAPS acronyms like `API` whole.
+- `protect_urls` (default on) keeps URLs, emails, and file paths unbolded, while
+  still bolding prose like `and/or` or `e.g.`.
+- `skip_headings` (default on) leaves markdown headings unbolded.
+- Inline `` `code` ``, fenced code blocks, markdown links, and existing
+  `**bold**` always render verbatim.
+- Live control commands (`/claude-bionify:on`, `:off`, `:toggle`,
+  `:set <option> <value>`, `:status`, `:reset`) that change settings mid-session
+  with no reload.
+- Seven color themes (Nord, Dracula, Gruvbox, Solarized Dark, Solarized Light,
+  Sepia, Focus Dark) in Claude Code's `/theme` picker as `custom:claude-bionify:<name>`.
+- Crash-safe by design: on any error the original text is shown unchanged.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/LICENSE b/plugins/claude-bionify/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Samuel Ruairí Bullard
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/README.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<div align="center">
+
+<h1>claude-bionify</h1>
+
+<p>
+  <strong>Bionic reading for Claude Code. Bold the front of every word so your eyes move faster.</strong><br>
+  <sub>So <b>Bio</b>nify <b>mak</b>es <b>Cla</b>ude's <b>repl</b>ies <b>eas</b>ier to <b>re</b>ad.</sub>
+</p>
+
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
+![Claude Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude%20Code-plugin-d97757)
+![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10%2B-blue)
+![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0.1-success)
+
+</div>
+
+---
+
+claude-bionify restyles Claude's responses as they stream into your terminal, bolding the
+leading part of each word so your eye gets a fixation point per word. That is the
+bionic-reading technique, inspired by eye-movement research showing we read by fixating a single
+convenient position toward the start of each word, where the opening letters carry the most
+information ([Rayner, 1979](https://doi.org/10.1068/p080021);
+[O'Regan et al., 1984](https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-1523.10.2.250)).
+
+## Install
+
+```shell
+/plugin marketplace add abullard1/claude-bionify
+/plugin install claude-bionify@claude-bionify
+```
+
+claude-bionify is active right away. Turn it off or on with `/claude-bionify:off` / `/claude-bionify:on`.
+
+## Configure
+
+When you enable the plugin, Claude Code prompts for these (all optional):
+
+| Setting | Default | Meaning |
+| :------ | :------ | :------ |
+| **Bold boundary** | `fraction` | `fraction` bolds by Fixation strength; `syllable` ends each word at its first syllable (e.g. **stri**ng); `log` grows logarithmically so long words are bolded less. |
+| **Fixation strength** | `0.5` | Fraction of each word to bold (`0.1`–`0.9`). Higher is bolder. Applies to `fraction` mode only. |
+| **Minimum word length** | `4` | Words shorter than this are left unbolded. |
+| **Skip acronyms** | `on` | Leave ALL-CAPS acronyms like `API` or `JSON` whole. |
+| **Protect URLs, paths, files** | `on` | Don't bold inside URLs, emails, file paths, or filenames. |
+| **Skip headings** | `on` | Leave markdown headings (`#` lines) unbolded. |
+
+## Control it live
+
+Change claude-bionify mid-session without a reload. The next reply reflects it instantly:
+
+- `/claude-bionify:toggle` · `/claude-bionify:on` · `/claude-bionify:off`
+- `/claude-bionify:set strength 0.7` · `/claude-bionify:set boundary syllable` · `/claude-bionify:set minlen 5` · `/claude-bionify:set acronyms off` · `/claude-bionify:set urls off` · `/claude-bionify:set headings off`
+- `/claude-bionify:status` · `/claude-bionify:reset`
+
+## Themes
+
+claude-bionify also ships seven color themes for Claude Code's `/theme` picker: Nord, Dracula,
+Gruvbox, Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Sepia, and Focus Dark. Optional and independent of
+the bolding. See the [project README](https://github.com/abullard1/claude-bionify#themes) for
+the palette gallery.
+
+## What it touches
+
+- **Bolded:** ordinary prose words, in any language (Unicode-aware).
+- **Left alone:** inline `` `code` ``, fenced code blocks (even across streamed chunks),
+  markdown link/image targets, URLs, emails, file paths and filenames, ALL-CAPS acronyms,
+  and existing `**bold**`.
+- **Never touched:** your input and tool output.
+
+## How it works
+
+```
+Claude streams a reply ▸ claude-bionify ▸ bolded text in your terminal
+```
+
+claude-bionify bolds each batch of Claude's reply just before it reaches your screen, so only
+what you see changes — what's saved to the transcript and what Claude reads stay the original
+text. It runs entirely on your machine with no dependencies, and if anything ever goes wrong it
+falls back to the original.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Claude Code with plugin support · `python3` on your `PATH` · a terminal that renders markdown bold
+
+## Terminal compatibility
+
+claude-bionify emits standard markdown bold, which virtually every terminal renders correctly:
+Alacritty, kitty, WezTerm, iTerm2, GNOME Terminal, foot, and the rest.
+
+The one known exception is the COSMIC desktop terminal (`cosmic-term`), which currently ignores
+the code that *ends* a bold span, so bold leaks across the whole word instead of stopping after
+the front.
+That is a terminal bug, not a claude-bionify or Claude Code issue. A future release may add an
+optional Unicode-glyph bold mode that avoids ANSI entirely and sidesteps it.
+
+For the full write-up, demo, and development guide, see the
+[project README](https://github.com/abullard1/claude-bionify#readme).
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](./LICENSE) © 2026 [Samuel Ruairí Bullard](https://github.com/abullard1).
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/off.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/off.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+description: Turn claude-bionify off so Claude's replies render normally.
+allowed-tools: Bash(python3 *)
+---
+
+!`python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/control.py" off`
+
+The command above applied the change and printed claude-bionify's new state. Relay that single line to the user and take no further action.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/on.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/on.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+description: Turn claude-bionify on so Claude's replies are bolded.
+allowed-tools: Bash(python3 *)
+---
+
+!`python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/control.py" on`
+
+The command above applied the change and printed claude-bionify's new state. Relay that single line to the user and take no further action.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/reset.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/reset.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+description: Clear all live claude-bionify overrides, back to your configured defaults.
+allowed-tools: Bash(python3 *)
+---
+
+!`python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/control.py" reset`
+
+The command above cleared the overrides and printed claude-bionify's new state. Relay that single line to the user and take no further action.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/set.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/set.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+description: Change a claude-bionify setting, e.g. "fixation 0.7" or "boundary syllable".
+allowed-tools: Bash(python3 *)
+argument-hint: <fixation|boundary|minlen|acronyms|urls|headings> <value>
+---
+
+!`python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/control.py" set $ARGUMENTS`
+
+The command above applied the change and printed claude-bionify's new state. Relay that single line to the user and take no further action.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/status.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/status.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+description: Show claude-bionify's current settings.
+allowed-tools: Bash(python3 *)
+---
+
+!`python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/control.py" status`
+
+The command above printed claude-bionify's current state. Relay that single line to the user and take no further action.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/toggle.md b/plugins/claude-bionify/commands/toggle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+description: Flip claude-bionify on or off.
+allowed-tools: Bash(python3 *)
+---
+
+!`python3 "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/control.py" toggle`
+
+The command above applied the change and printed claude-bionify's new state. Relay that single line to the user and take no further action.
diff --git a/plugins/claude-bionify/hooks/hooks.json b/plugins/claude-bionify/hooks/hooks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "description": "Bionic reading: bolds leading portions of each word for faster reading.",
+  "hooks": {
+    "MessageDisplay": [
+      {
+        "hooks": [
+          {
+            "type": "command",
+            "command": "python3",
+            "args": ["${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/bionify.py"],
+            "timeout": 10
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}