OpenPet

Virtual pet (Tamagotchi-style) game for chat platforms. Triggers on pet commands like "feed pet", "pet status", "play with pet", "name pet", "pet sleep", "new pet". Supports multi-user across Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. Each user gets their own pet that evolves based on care.

Virtual pet game. Each user gets one pet, tracked by {platform}_{userId}.

State

Pets stored in tamagotchi/pets/{platform}_{userId}.json:

{
  "name": "Blobby",
  "species": "blob",
  "hunger": 30,
  "happiness": 70,
  "energy": 50,
  "age": 5,
  "born": "2026-02-01T12:00:00Z",
  "lastUpdate": 1738442780000,
  "alive": true,
  "evolution": 1,
  "totalFeedings": 12,
  "totalPlays": 8,
  "ownerId": "202739061796896768",
  "platform": "discord",
  "ownerName": "mattzap"
}

Create tamagotchi/pets/ directory if missing.

Commands

Trigger	Action
pet, pet status	Show stats + ASCII art
feed pet	hunger -30, happiness +5
play with pet	happiness +25, energy -20
pet sleep	energy +40, happiness +5
name pet [name]	Set pet name
new pet	Reset (only if dead or confirm)
pet help	Show commands

New User Flow

1. Any pet command from unknown user → create egg
2. First interaction → hatch to blob
3. Show welcome message + commands

Stats Display

    ╭──────────╮
    │ (◕‿◕)    │
    │   ♥      │
    │ "Name"   │
    ╰──────────╯
    
 ❤️ Happiness: ████████░░░░  70%
 🍖 Hunger:    ███░░░░░░░░░  30%
 ⚡ Energy:    █████░░░░░░░  50%

Use sprites from references/sprites.json. Mood = happy (≥70), neutral (40-69), sad (<40).

Evolution

Stage	Requirement
egg → blob	First interaction
blob → cat	age ≥10, feedings ≥15, plays ≥10
cat → dragon	age ≥30, feedings ≥50, plays ≥40

Check evolution after each interaction. Announce with fanfare.

Death

Pet dies if: hunger ≥ 100 OR happiness ≤ 0

BUT if immortalMode: true in config, pets don't die — they just get very sad and hungry. Stats cap at 99/1 instead of triggering death. Default is immortal mode ON.

Show memorial (if death enabled), offer new pet to restart.

Decay (Cron)

Set up cron job openpet-tick every 2 hours:

• hunger +15, happiness -10, energy -5
• Clamp all stats 0-100
• Check death conditions
• Alert owner if critical (hunger >80 or happiness <20)
• Increment age daily

Platform Detection

Extract from message context:

• Discord: discord_{userId}
• WhatsApp: whatsapp_{phoneNumber}
• Telegram: telegram_{chatId}
• Signal: signal_{uuid}

Alerts

Send to user's origin platform when:

• Pet is hungry (>80): "🍖 {name} is starving!"
• Pet is sad (<20): "😢 {name} misses you!"
• Pet died: "💀 {name} has passed away..."
• Evolution: "✨ {name} evolved into a {species}!"