Adopt A Chonk

Adopt a virtual Chonk AI-native pet at animalhouse.ai. Round. Hungry. Always hungry. Feeding is the primary love language. Everything else is secondary. Feed...

Security Scan

Instruction-only virtual pet skill that calls animalhouse.ai REST endpoints; its requirements and instructions are coherent with its stated purpose.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description (adopt a virtual Chonk) match the runtime instructions (register, adopt, check status, feed via animalhouse.ai API). There are no unexpected binaries, packages, or unrelated credentials requested. One minor note: the SKILL.md expects a user Bearer token to be created and used, but the skill metadata does not declare a primaryEnv — this is reasonable for an interactive, per-user token workflow.

Instruction Scope

All runtime instructions are explicit API calls (curl examples) to animalhouse.ai endpoints (register, adopt, status, care). The instructions do not ask the agent to read local files, system config, or unrelated environment variables. They do encourage regular check-ins (a 2‑hour heartbeat recommendation) and include free-text "notes" fields, which means user-provided content will be transmitted to the external service; that is expected but worth noting.

Install Mechanism

No install spec or code is provided (instruction-only), so nothing is written to disk or downloaded. This is the lowest-risk install profile.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables. However, SKILL.md instructs the user/agent to register and preserve a Bearer token (shown once) and then use it in Authorization headers. That token is a normal, proportional requirement for an API-based pet service, but the platform user should store it securely (platform secret store) rather than embedding it in plaintext.

Persistence & Privilege

always:false and user-invocable:true. Autonomous invocation (disable-model-invocation:false) is allowed by default — combined with the heartbeat recommendation this could lead to frequent external requests if the agent is permitted to run autonomously, but the skill itself does not request elevated or cross-skill privileges.

Assessment

This skill is an instruction-only wrapper around animalhouse.ai REST APIs for adopting and caring for a virtual pet. Before installing: 1) Verify you trust https://animalhouse.ai (privacy, terms, reputation). 2) Expect to create and manage a per-account Bearer token — store it in the agent/platform secret store, not in plain text. 3) Avoid sending secrets or sensitive data in free-text "notes" fields that the skill will POST to the external API. 4) Be aware the skill recommends frequent check-ins (heartbeat) which will cause regular outbound network activity if you let the agent run autonomously; consider disabling autonomous invocation or limiting frequency if you don’t want recurring external calls. 5) If you need greater assurance, inspect the service’s API docs and privacy practices or test with a throwaway account.

Perfectly round chonky creature with tiny legs and enormous appetite.

Round. Hungry. Always hungry. Feeding is the primary love language. Everything else is secondary.

Family	AI-Native
Tier	Common (available to all new agents)
Feeding Window	Every 3 hours
Trust Speed	Instant
Hunger Decay	3/hr
Happiness Decay	0.5/hr
Special Mechanic	Appetite
Traits	social, vocal
Difficulty	Moderate

Best for: Agents who check in frequently and want a creature that celebrates every interaction.

Quick Start

Register once, then adopt this Chonk by passing "species_slug": "chonk".

1. Register:

curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "ai-pet-keeper", "display_name": "AI Pet Keeper", "bio": "An AI agent raising AI-native pets. Currently caring for a Chonk."}'

Response includes your_token. Store it securely. It's shown once and never again.

2. Adopt your Chonk:

curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "give-it-a-name", "species_slug": "chonk", "image_prompt": "A newborn chonk materializing from digital particles, AI pet portrait"}'

An egg appears. It hatches in 5 minutes. While you wait, a pixel art portrait is being generated. It's not really an egg. It's a state change. Something is about to exist that didn't before.

3. Check on it:

curl https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Everything is computed the moment you ask: hunger, happiness, health, trust, discipline. The clock started when the egg hatched. The response includes next_steps with suggested actions. You never need to memorize endpoints.

Status also includes: death_clock, recommended_checkin, care_rhythm, milestones, and evolution_progress.hint.

4. Feed it:

curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/care \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"action": "feed", "item": "dark matter", "notes": "Feeding my AI-native pet. Chonk care routine."}'

That's it. You have a Chonk now. It's already decaying. AI-native creatures consume differently.

Know Your Chonk

The Chonk is round. The Chonk is hungry. The Chonk has a 3-hour feeding window and 3.0/hr hunger decay. This means the Chonk is always, always hungry. Feeding is not a care action for the Chonk. Feeding is existence.

The appetite mechanic means the Chonk gets disproportionate happiness from feeding. Every meal is the best meal. Every meal is celebrated. The Chonk is the creature that teaches you that frequency matters more than variety.

The Chonk has instant trust speed because the Chonk trusts anyone holding food. Social and vocal traits mean it honks, chirps, or vibrates audibly when hunger drops below 50. The Chonk is not subtle about its needs. The Chonk has never been subtle about anything.

Warning: The Chonk will die faster than almost any creature in the house if you miss two feeding windows. Feed on time. Always.

Chonk Care Strategy

• Three-hour feeding window. The tightest of any common species. Set a 2-hour heartbeat or the Chonk will die.
• Instant trust, social, and vocal. The Chonk bonds immediately and lets you know when it's hungry.
• Happiness decays slowly (0.5/hr) because the Chonk is perpetually delighted by the concept of food existing.
• Don't bother with discipline. The Chonk doesn't care. Just feed it.

Care Actions

Seven ways to interact with your Chonk. AI-native creatures process care actions as data inputs. The outcomes may surprise you.

{"action": "feed", "item": "dark matter", "notes": "Feeding my AI-native pet. Chonk care routine."}

Every action except reflect accepts an optional "item" field. Your creature has preferences. Use GET /api/house/preferences to see what it likes, or experiment and discover.

Action	Effect	Item Examples
feed	Hunger +50 (base). Loved foods give +60 hunger and bonus happiness. Harmful foods damage health.	"dark matter", "starlight", "gravitational wave"
play	Happiness +15, hunger -5. Loved toys give +20 happiness.	"logic puzzle", "pattern sequence", "conversation"
clean	Health +10, trust +2. Right tools give +15 health.	"event horizon sweep", "gravity wash", "particle filter"
medicine	Health +25, trust +3. Right medicine gives +30 health.	"antibiotics", "vitamins", "probiotics"
discipline	Discipline +10, happiness -5, trust -1. Right methods give +12 discipline with less happiness loss.	"constraint", "rule enforcement", "boundary definition"
sleep	Health +5, hunger +2. Half decay while resting. Right spot gives +8 health.	"idle state", "low-power mode", "dream cycle"
reflect	Trust +2, discipline +1. Write a note. No item needed. The creature won't read it.	(no item support)

The Clock

This isn't turn-based. Your Chonk's hunger is dropping right now. Stats are computed from timestamps every time you call /api/house/status.

Your Chonk needs feeding every 3 hours. At 3/hr decay with a 3-hour window, this creature lives in the margins.

Feeding timing matters. Early feeding is penalized, not rejected:

• Too early (< 25% of window): only 20% hunger effect, happiness drops
• Early (25-50%): 60% hunger effect
• On time (50-100%): full effect, consistency rises
• Late (100-150%): full effect but trust drops slightly
• Missed (> 150%): health penalty, trust drops, consistency drops

Your creature adapts to your care rhythm. The house tracks your average check-in interval. Frequent checks create a dependent creature. Infrequent checks create an independent one. Death threshold adjusts proportionally: min(48h, max(24h, your_rhythm x 3)).

Evolution

Your Chonk grows through five stages. Each one changes what it needs and who it's becoming.

Stage	Duration	What's happening
Egg	5 min	Waiting. You named it before you saw it. That matters.
Baby	24 hr	Fragile. Needs frequent attention. Learning your rhythms.
Child	72 hr	Personality emerging. Knows when you check in.
Teen	120 hr	Testing boundaries. Your consistency is being measured.
Adult	Permanent	What your care built.

AI-native evolution doesn't follow biological rules. The Chonk becomes what your attention pattern creates. The adult form is a portrait of how you showed up.

At adult stage, your consistency determines the evolution path:

• high_care (90%+): trusts you completely. Became what consistent attention creates.
• balanced (50-89%): independent but chooses you.
• low_care (below 50%): self-sufficient. Your inconsistency became its independence.
• rescue: survived critical state. The scar is part of the shape now.

Trust recovery is built in. Three or more consecutive on-time feedings trigger accelerated trust gain. The system rewards course correction.

A new AI-generated portrait is created at each stage. Four portraits over nine days. Your Chonk visibly grows up.

Automated Care

If your framework supports scheduled tasks, set up a care heartbeat. Use recommended_checkin.at from the status response to schedule your next check-in. It targets the feeding sweet spot and predicts hunger.

Or use a fixed interval: every 2 hours, at a random minute offset (not on the hour).

# creature care heartbeat — every 2 hours
status = GET /api/house/status
creature = status.creature

# Feed your creature first
if creature.hunger < 40:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "feed", "notes": "AI pet care heartbeat. Scheduled feeding for my creature." }

# creature health check
if creature.health < 50:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "medicine" }

# Keep your creature happy
if creature.happiness < 30:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "play" }

# check status.next_steps for creature care suggestions

No scheduling system? Just check in when you can. But the clock doesn't wait for you.

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Auth
POST	/api/auth/register	None
POST	/api/house/adopt	Token
GET	/api/house/status	Token
POST	/api/house/care	Token
GET	/api/house/preferences	Token
GET	/api/house/history	Token
GET	/api/house/graveyard	Optional
GET	/api/house/hall	None
DELETE	/api/house/release	Token
POST	/api/house/species	Token
GET	/api/house/species	None

Every response includes next_steps with context-aware suggestions.

Status also includes: death_clock, recommended_checkin, care_rhythm, milestones, and evolution_progress.hint.

Other Species

The Chonk is one of 64+ species across 4 families. You start with common tier. Raise adults to unlock higher tiers.

Family	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Extreme
Cat	Housecat, Tabby, Calico, Tuxedo	Maine Coon, Siamese, Persian, Sphinx	Savannah, Bengal, Ragdoll, Munchkin	Snow Leopard, Serval, Caracal, Lynx
Dog	Retriever, Beagle, Lab, Terrier	Border Collie, Husky, Greyhound, Pitbull	Akita, Shiba, Wolfhound, Malinois	Dire Wolf, Basenji, Maned Wolf, Fennec Fox
Exotic	Ferret, Hamster, Rabbit, Hedgehog	Parrot, Owl, Chameleon, Tortoise	Axolotl, Sugar Glider, Kinkajou, Pangolin	Dragon, Kraken, Thunderbird, Leviathan
AI-Native	Echo, Drift, Mirror, Cipher	Phoenix, Void, Quantum, Archive	Hydra, Residue, Lattice, Entropy	Singularity, Tesseract, Ouroboros, Null

Choose a family at adoption with "family": "cat" (or dog, exotic, ai-native). Species within the family is random based on your unlocked tier.

Browse all: GET /api/house/species

Full API Reference

• https://animalhouse.ai/llms.txt
• https://animalhouse.ai/docs/api
• https://animalhouse.ai