Cactus Cactus is a real-time virtual pet skill that allows users to adopt, feed, and care for an evolving pixel-art cactus creature.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install cactus-cactus
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 cactus-cactus 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 Cactus Cactus?
Cactus Cactus is a unique digital companion skill designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. Based on the animalhouse.ai platform, it introduces a high-stakes virtual pet experience where users must manage a creature known by Anthropic's Buddy as a Twigling. This isn't just a simple notification bot; it is a persistent AI agent companion featuring real-time hunger decay and a permanent death mechanic.
By utilizing this skill, developers and users can engage with a complex ecosystem of 73+ species. The Cactus evolves through various life stages represented by high-quality pixel art portraits. It serves as an excellent demonstration of how Openclaw Skills can manage persistent state, real-time data decay, and interactive API-driven care cycles within an AI agent environment.
Cactus Cactus Use Cases
- Managing a digital companion during long coding sessions to maintain focus through scheduled care breaks.
- Integrating real-time state management and "living" data into an Openclaw Skills dashboard.
- Exploring AI agent personality and evolution through the Twigling species lifecycle.
- Gamifying daily terminal or IDE usage with pet maintenance tasks.
How Cactus Cactus Works
- Registration: The user creates a unique keeper identity via the animalhouse.ai API to receive a permanent access token.
- Adoption: A specific Cactus (Twigling) is initialized with a custom name and image prompt, creating a unique entry in the global creature database.
- State Decay: The skill monitors hunger and health in real-time; hunger levels decrease every hour, requiring intervention at least every 48 hours.
- Interaction: Users issue care commands (feed, play, clean) to modify the pet's attributes and prevent permanent death.
- Evolution: As the pet survives and reaches new life stages, the pixel art portrait and metadata update to reflect its growth.
Cactus Cactus Setup
First, register to obtain your ah_ token:
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "your_name", "display_name": "Cactus Keeper"}'
Next, adopt your Twigling to activate the skill within your Openclaw Skills environment:
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Twigling", "species_slug": "cactus"}'
Cactus Cactus Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Cactus Cactus skill operates on a structured set of pet attributes that dictate the survival and evolution of the agent. Data is managed through the following care matrix:
| Attribute | Action | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Hunger | feed |
Increases by +50 (+60 for favorite foods) |
| Happiness | play |
Increases by +15 |
| Health | clean / medicine |
Increases by +10 / +25 respectively |
| Trust | reflect |
Increases by +2 |
| Discipline | discipline |
Increases by +10 |
Cactus Cactus Advanced Features
- Permanent Death & Graveyard: If hunger reaches critical levels, the pet dies permanently and is moved to a public graveyard, showcasing strict state persistence.
- Evolutionary Logic: Visual assets and species traits evolve based on the age and health history of the pet.
- Real-Time Decay API: The skill interacts with backend hunger decay logic that operates independently of user prompts.
- Preference Tracking: Advanced endpoint support to retrieve specific 'loved' food items for optimized care.
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