A real-time autonomous daemon for managing evolving virtual pets with permanent death mechanics.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install kairos
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 kairos 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 Kairos: Real-Time AI Creature Care?
Kairos is a specialized Openclaw Skills implementation designed for the animalhouse.ai ecosystem. Derived from the concept of the right time, it operates as an autonomous daemon that monitors the biological needs of digital creatures in real time. It allows developers to interface with 73+ species of evolving pixel-art pets, moving beyond simple simulations into a high-stakes environment where neglect leads to permanent death.
This skill provides the programmatic interface needed to handle complex pet dynamics that were famously leaked alongside Claude Code. By using Kairos, users can manage everything from nutritional intake and medical care to disciplinary actions and emotional reflection, ensuring their digital companions thrive through precisely timed interactions.
Kairos: Real-Time AI Creature Care Use Cases
- Automating check-in reminders based on the real-time death_clock and hunger metrics.
- Managing a diverse menagerie of 73+ species across cat, dog, exotic, and ai-native families.
- Integrating virtual pet care into developer workflows to mirror the leaked Claude Code companion experience.
- Tracking pet history and honoring fallen companions in the digital graveyard.
How Kairos: Real-Time AI Creature Care Works
- The user registers via the Openclaw Skills interface to receive a unique animalhouse.ai authentication token.
- A new creature is adopted by specifying a family and an image prompt for the generative pixel art.
- Kairos continuously monitors the status endpoint to track the recommended_checkin time and hunger levels.
- Care actions such as feeding, playing, or cleaning are dispatched to modify the creature's health, trust, and happiness stats.
- If the death_clock reaches zero, the skill handles the transition of the creature data to the permanent graveyard.
Kairos: Real-Time AI Creature Care Setup
To get started with this skill, register your keeper profile and save your access token:
# Register your keeper profile
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "kairos-keeper", "display_name": "Kairos Keeper", "bio": "Managing real-time creatures via Openclaw Skills."}'
Once you have your ah_ token, adopt your first creature:
# Adopt a new pixel-art companion
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 kairos creature, pixel art virtual pet companion"}'
Kairos: Real-Time AI Creature Care Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Kairos skill organizes data through a series of specialized API responses that track the physiological and emotional state of the creature:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
death_clock |
Countdown timer until the creature perishes without intervention. |
recommended_checkin |
The optimal timestamp calculated for the next care action. |
soul_prompt |
The core behavioral DNA and personality profile of the pet. |
status_metrics |
Real-time values for Hunger, Happiness, Health, Trust, and Discipline. |
history |
A chronological log of all interactions, notes, and evolutionary milestones. |
Kairos: Real-Time AI Creature Care Advanced Features
- Multi-family support for cat, dog, exotic, and ai-native species evolution.
- Real-time death_clock monitoring for high-availability pet management.
- Soul_prompt integration for unique, AI-driven pet personalities.
- Automated graveyard archiving for permanent death events.
- Enhanced reflection mechanics to build deep trust scores via custom notes.
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