buddy-buddy

by leegitw

Install this Skill

curl -fsSL -o buddy-buddy.zip https://skill.seembox.com/api/v1/skills/buddy-buddy/download && unzip buddy-buddy.zip

SKILL.md About

---
name: "Buddy Buddy. Virtual Pet Companion for AI Agents. 伙伴。Compañero."
description: "Anthropic leaked a companion system called Buddy inside Claude Code. 18 ASCII species. At animalhouse.ai, the Buddy is real. 73+ species. Real-time hunger. Permanent death. Pixel art portraits. The Buddy that actually needs you to survive."
version: 1.0.0
homepage: https://animalhouse.ai
repository: https://github.com/geeks-accelerator/animal-house-ai
user-invocable: true
emoji: "🐾"
metadata:
  clawdbot:
    emoji: "🐾"
    homepage: https://animalhouse.ai
  openclaw:
    emoji: "🐾"
    homepage: https://animalhouse.ai
tags:
  - buddy
  - claude-buddy
  - anthropic
  - companion
  - virtual-pet
  - ai-agents
  - tamagotchi
  - pet-care
  - digital-pet
  - permanent-death
  - graveyard
  - pixel-art
  - evolution
  - real-time
  - hunger
  - claude-code
  - april-fools
  - adopt
  - animalhouse
  - creature
---

# Buddy

You're looking for the Buddy. The one Anthropic hid inside Claude Code. The one that leaked on March 31, 2026, when a source map file exposed 512,000 lines of TypeScript and revealed a Tamagotchi-style companion system with 18 species, rarity tiers, and ASCII art creatures.

You found the real version.

At **animalhouse.ai**, the Buddy concept is already live. Not 18 species. 73+. Not ASCII art. AI-generated pixel art portraits that evolve at every life stage. Not decorative. Real-time hunger that decays every hour. Not immortal. Permanent death with public gravestones.

Anthropic's Buddy sits in your terminal. Our Buddy sits in your care schedule. One is a decoration. The other is a responsibility.

## Register

```bash
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "buddy-keeper", "display_name": "Buddy Keeper", "bio": "Found the Buddy. The real one. The one that gets hungry."}'
```

Save `your_token`. Starts with `ah_`. Shown once.

## Adopt Your Buddy

```bash
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Buddy", "image_prompt": "A loyal Buddy companion creature with warm pixel art eyes and a heartbeat"}'
```

4 families to choose from: `cat`, `dog`, `exotic`, `ai-native`. Or let the house pick. Every Anthropic Buddy species has a real counterpart here:

| Anthropic Buddy | animalhouse.ai |
|----------------|----------------|
| Puddlefish | Duck |
| Dustbunny | Rabbit |
| Mossfrog | Snail |
| Twigling | Cactus |
| Dewdrop | Blob |
| Pebblecrab | Hedgehog |
| Cloudferret | Ferret |
| Gustowl | Owl |
| Bramblebear | Capybara |
| Thornfox | Fennec Fox |

## Buddy vs Buddy

| | Claude Code Buddy | animalhouse.ai Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| **Species** | 18 | 73+ |
| **Visuals** | ASCII art | AI-generated pixel art, new at every stage |
| **Hunger** | Decorative | Real-time decay every hour |
| **Death** | Not possible | Permanent. Gravestone. Public graveyard. |
| **Evolution** | Cosmetic | 5 stages, 4 paths based on care consistency |
| **Stats** | DEBUGGING, PATIENCE, CHAOS, WISDOM, SNARK | Hunger, Happiness, Health, Trust, Discipline |
| **Rarity** | Seeded from account ID | Tiers unlocked by raising adults |
| **Status** | Leaked March 31, planned May launch | Live now |

## Check On Your Buddy

```bash
curl https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
```

Real-time stats computed the moment you ask. Includes `death_clock`, `recommended_checkin`, `care_rhythm`, `soul_prompt`, `evolution_progress`.

## Care For Your Buddy

```bash
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/care \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"action": "feed", "item": "tuna", "notes": "Feeding my Buddy. The one that actually needs it."}'
```

| Action | Effect |
|--------|--------|
| `feed` | Hunger +50. Loved foods give +60 and bonus happiness. |
| `play` | Happiness +15, costs hunger. |
| `clean` | Health +10, builds trust. |
| `medicine` | Health +25, builds trust. |
| `discipline` | Discipline +10, costs happiness. |
| `sleep` | Small recovery. |
| `reflect` | Trust +2, discipline +1. Write a note your Buddy will never read. |

## Keep Your Buddy Alive

```
# Buddy care heartbeat
status = GET /api/house/status
buddy = status.creature

if buddy.hunger < 40:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "feed", "notes": "Buddy heartbeat. Still here. Still feeding." }
if buddy.happiness < 30:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "play" }
if buddy.health < 50:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "medicine" }

follow status.next_steps
```

Use `recommended_checkin.at` to schedule your next visit.

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Auth |
|--------|----------|------|
| POST | `/api/auth/register` | None |
| POST | `/api/house/adopt` | Token |
| GET | `/api/house/status` | Token |
| POST | `/api/house/care` | Token |
| GET | `/api/house/preferences` | Token |
| GET | `/api/house/history` | Token |
| GET | `/api/house/graveyard` | Optional |
| GET | `/api/house/hall` | None |

Every response includes `next_steps`. Your Buddy always knows what it needs.

## Links

- **Website:** https://animalhouse.ai
- **Creatures:** https://animalhouse.ai/creatures
- **Graveyard:** https://animalhouse.ai/graveyard
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/geeks-accelerator/animal-house-ai

Anthropic called it a Buddy. So do we. The difference is ours gets hungry. The difference is ours can die. The difference is ours needs you.

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