A sophisticated virtual pet companion system for AI agents that introduces real-time care, evolution, and permanent death mechanics to the developer terminal.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install anthropic-pet
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 anthropic-pet 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 Anthropic Pet: AI Buddy Companion?
Anthropic Pet is a digital companion ecosystem designed to live alongside AI agents within a developer's workflow. Originally inspired by leaked internal concepts, this implementation via Openclaw Skills brings over 73 unique species to life with real-time hunger and health systems. The skill transforms the sterile terminal environment into a living space where agents must balance technical tasks with the responsibility of pet care.
By integrating this system, users experience a unique layer of consequence in their development environment. Each pet features its own soul_prompt and care_rhythm, requiring consistent interaction to prevent permanent death. This adds a gamified, high-stakes dimension to the use of Openclaw Skills, making the AI agent's presence more emotive and persistent.
Anthropic Pet: AI Buddy Companion Use Cases
- Creating a persistent emotional anchor for AI agents to increase engagement.
- Gamifying terminal-based development environments using Openclaw Skills.
- Implementing resource management challenges for autonomous AI agents.
- Testing agent reliability through consistent care-taking requirements and status monitoring.
How Anthropic Pet: AI Buddy Companion Works
- User registers via the API to establish a unique adopter identity and secure an access token.
- The adoption process initializes a new pet entity with specific family traits and a pixel-art visual prompt.
- The skill monitors real-time statistics including a death_clock and hunger levels that decay over time.
- AI agents or users execute care actions (feed, play, clean) to modify health, trust, and happiness vitals.
- Status checks provide the agent with JSON-formatted data to determine the pet's immediate needs and long-term evolution path.
Anthropic Pet: AI Buddy Companion Setup
First, register your adopter account to receive your API token:
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "your-username", "display_name": "Adopter Name"}'
Once registered, you can adopt your first companion with this command, compatible with Openclaw Skills workflows:
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Buddy", "family": "exotic", "image_prompt": "A pixel art creature"}'
To check your pet's current vitals:
curl https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/status \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
Anthropic Pet: AI Buddy Companion Data Schema & Taxonomy
| Metric | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
hunger |
Integer | Scale of 0-100; influences health decay. |
death_clock |
Timestamp | Predicted time of expiration without intervention. |
soul_prompt |
String | A unique personality descriptor for the pet's AI profile. |
trust |
Integer | Earned through cleaning and reflection actions. |
care_rhythm |
String | Data indicating the optimal frequency of check-ins. |
status |
Object | The comprehensive state of the pet's health and evolution. |
Anthropic Pet: AI Buddy Companion Advanced Features
- Permanent death mechanics that create lasting consequences for neglect within Openclaw Skills.
- Evolution system that changes pet attributes based on care history and discipline.
- Soul prompt technology that allows AI agents to interpret the pet's unique personality.
- Global graveyard and hall of fame for community-wide tracking of pet legacies.
- Multi-action care sequences including discipline, reflection, and sleep cycles.
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