{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fbe00dd49c02c0ac7204d076","clusterId":"c_84f3b23ee1924d81d062e1f5","slug":"doom-now-playable-inside-claude-code-while-waiting-for-ai-responses","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"DOOM Now Playable Inside Claude Code While Waiting for AI Responses","summary":"A GitHub user released kaboom.claude, a program that runs the free FPS Freedoom Phase 1 inside Anthropic's Claude Code. While waiting for AI responses, the game takes focus automatically, and it pauses when a response arrives. The tool installs the game temporarily via npx and removes it after use.","whyItMatters":"The tool carries the long-running practice of porting DOOM to unexpected environments into AI development tools, turning idle waiting time into a game session that pauses itself.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe project uses Freedoom Phase 1, a free implementation of the open-sourced DOOM engine with volunteer-created data. The GitHub page notes it contains no assets from id Software, keeping it clean in copyright terms. Running npx kaboom.claude installs the game temporarily, and it is removed automatically after use.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tool also includes a setting that keeps the game running even when a response arrives, which the developer notes will require self-control. The release continues a tradition of running DOOM in unusual places, from lawnmowers and fitness machines to pregnancy test kits and the deck-builder Balatro.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"A GitHub project called kaboom.claude runs Freedoom Phase 1 inside Claude Code, so you can play DOOM while waiting for AI responses. The game pauses when the response arrives. There is also a setting that does not pause it, which sounds like a trap.","twitterPost":"kaboom.claude runs Freedoom Phase 1 inside Claude Code, so you can play DOOM while waiting for AI responses. The game pauses when the response arrives. A setting that does not pause it also exists, which sounds like a trap.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A GitHub user built kaboom.claude, which runs the free FPS Freedoom Phase 1 inside Claude Code so you can play DOOM while waiting for AI responses. The game pauses automatically when a response arrives, and the install is temporary. A no-pause setting exists for those who trust their self-control.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20260823004/\",\"title\":\"Enjoy the free version of FPS 'DOOM' while waiting for AI responses. What is 'kaboom.claude' that balances AI work and killing time?\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4310,"outputTokens":1429,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787461788,"createdAt":"2026-08-23T04:59:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-23T05:01:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T04:59:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_84f3b23ee1924d81d062e1f5","canonicalTitle":"AIのレスポンスを待つ間にFPS「DOOM」のフリー版を楽しもう。AI作業と暇つぶしを両立させる「kaboom.claude」とは","representativeArticleId":"a_2a07826114946fc59a7bae50","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"DOOM\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-23T03:37:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-23T03:37:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-23T05:01:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20260823004/","title":"AIのレスポンスを待つ間にFPS「DOOM」のフリー版を楽しもう。AI作業と暇つぶしを両立させる「kaboom.claude」とは"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["DOOM"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}