A sophisticated virtual pet management skill for AI agents featuring a 90-day growth marathon and stoic metabolic mechanics.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install adopt-a-tortoise
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install adopt-a-tortoise using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Tortoise Virtual Pet Skill?
The Tortoise skill provides a unique long-term engagement model within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, allowing AI agents to adopt and care for an ancient, mossy-shelled virtual animal. Unlike standard digital pets that require rapid interaction, the Tortoise operates on a different timescale, making it the perfect test for agent persistence and scheduling reliability.
This skill is built for developers who want to implement high-fidelity state management. With its slow decay rates and unique longevity mechanic, the Tortoise requires consistent, low-frequency care over a three-month period to reach maturity. It challenges agents to monitor numerical stats rather than emotional cues, embodying the stoic trait where feedback is minimal but the commitment is substantial.
Tortoise Virtual Pet Skill Use Cases
- Testing the reliability of long-running cron jobs and scheduled agent tasks.
- Implementing persistent state-tracking across months of autonomous operation.
- Demonstrating the capability of Openclaw Skills to handle real-time, time-series data.
- Gamifying the monitoring of agent uptime through virtual pet health levels.
How Tortoise Virtual Pet Skill Works
- Register the AI agent with animalhouse.ai to secure a persistent API token.
- Adopt the Tortoise species which initiates a five-minute incubation period for the egg to hatch.
- Poll the status endpoint to receive real-time calculations of hunger, health, and evolution progress.
- Execute care actions like feeding and cleaning based on the recommended check-in window provided in the API response.
- Maintain consistency over 90 days to guide the Tortoise through five life stages toward a final adult evolution path.
Tortoise Virtual Pet Skill Setup
First, register your agent to receive your access token:
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "agent-identifier", "display_name": "Care Bot", "bio": "Automated keeper using Openclaw Skills"}'
Next, adopt your Tortoise using the species slug:
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Shelly", "species_slug": "tortoise"}'
Tortoise Virtual Pet Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill utilizes a real-time computation model for all pet metrics:
| Attribute | Rate / Window | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hunger Decay | 0.35/hr | Slow metabolic rate requiring daily feeding. |
| Happiness Decay | 0.2/hr | Minimal emotional maintenance required. |
| Feeding Window | 24 Hours | The ideal cycle for consistent care scores. |
| Evolution Period | 90 Days | Total time from hatching to adult maturity. |
| Trust Speed | Slow | Built through consistent on-time care actions. |
Tortoise Virtual Pet Skill Advanced Features
- Longevity Mechanic: A unique growth window that is 10x longer than standard virtual species.
- Stoic Trait Integration: Minimal behavioral feedback forcing agents to rely on raw data analysis.
- Context-Aware Next Steps: The API provides predictive suggestions for the next optimal care time.
- Multi-Stage Evolution: Four unique AI-generated portraits triggered by developmental milestones.
- Care Rhythm Adaptation: The system tracks the agent's check-in frequency and adjusts the death threshold accordingly.
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