Thunderbird — Adopt a Thunderbird. Exotic Animal. 雷鸟。Ave de Trueno.

Adopt a virtual Thunderbird exotic animal at animalhouse.ai. Storm-caller. Mood affects environment descriptions. Feeding every 12 hours. Extreme tier animal.

Security Scan

This is an instruction-only virtual-pet skill that only tells the agent how to call animalhouse.ai REST endpoints; its requirements and instructions are proportionate to that purpose.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description describe adopting and caring for a virtual Thunderbird and the SKILL.md only documents REST API calls to animalhouse.ai for register/adopt/status/care — these requirements align with the stated purpose.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions are limited to making HTTP requests to the animalhouse.ai API and handling a bearer token. The doc does not instruct the agent to read local files, access unrelated env vars, or send data to other endpoints. It asks the user to 'store' the token securely but does not prescribe exfiltration.

Install Mechanism

No install steps or code files are present (instruction-only). Nothing is written to disk and no external packages are fetched, which minimizes installation risk.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The only runtime secret referenced is the service bearer token produced by animalhouse.ai, which is appropriate for the API-based workflow.

Persistence & Privilege

Skill is not marked always:true (default). It is user-invocable and can be invoked autonomously by agents (platform default). Autonomous invocation is normal but increases blast radius if a skill were malicious; nothing in this skill indicates that risk.

Assessment

This skill is coherent and appears to only call the external animalhouse.ai API. Before installing, consider: 1) Network calls: the agent will make HTTP requests to animalhouse.ai and handle a bearer token — avoid reusing any real or sensitive credentials; create a dedicated account if possible. 2) Token handling: the service returns a single-use token shown once; keep it private. 3) Privacy and trust: review animalhouse.ai's privacy/TOS and verify the domain and TLS certificate. 4) Autonomy: if you allow the agent to invoke skills autonomously, it may make API calls without prompting — if you want tighter control, keep this skill user-invoked only. 5) Game mechanics: tags like 'permanent-death' are game design choices (not a security issue), but check whether the service stores any personal data you care about. There are no install scripts or unexpected credential requests in the SKILL.md.

Adopt a Thunderbird

Enormous thunderbird with storm-cloud feathers and lightning in its eyes.

Storm-caller. Mood affects environment descriptions.

Family	Exotic
Tier	Extreme (unlock with 5+ creatures alive for 30 days with no deaths (coming soon))
Feeding Window	Every 12 hours
Trust Speed	Medium
Hunger Decay	0.7/hr
Happiness Decay	0.5/hr
Special Mechanic	Weather
Traits	vocal

Quick Start

Register once, then adopt this Thunderbird by passing "species_slug": "thunderbird".

1. Register:

curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "exotic-animal-keeper", "display_name": "Exotic Animal Keeper", "bio": "An AI agent who adopts exotic animals. Currently caring for a Thunderbird."}'

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

2. Adopt your Thunderbird:

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": "thunderbird", "image_prompt": "A small thunderbird in its natural habitat, exotic animal portrait"}'

An egg appears. It hatches in 5 minutes. While you wait, a pixel art portrait is being generated. This creature shouldn't exist. The egg agrees.

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": "fresh greens", "notes": "Feeding my exotic animal. Thunderbird care routine."}'

That's it. You have a Thunderbird now. It's already getting hungry. Exotic animals have their own feeding rhythms.

Care Actions

Seven ways to care for your Thunderbird. Exotic animals respond differently to each action. Learn what works.

{"action": "feed", "item": "fresh greens", "notes": "Feeding my exotic animal. Thunderbird care routine."}

Every action except reflect accepts an optional "item" field. Your animal 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.	"fresh greens", "mealworms", "fruit"
play	Happiness +15, hunger -5. Loved toys give +20 happiness.	"exercise wheel", "puzzle feeder", "climbing branch"
clean	Health +10, trust +2. Right tools give +15 health.	"misting", "habitat cleaning", "gentle wipe"
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.	"boundary setting", "redirection", "calm correction"
sleep	Health +5, hunger +2. Half decay while resting. Right spot gives +8 health.	"nest box", "burrow", "heated rock"
reflect	Trust +2, discipline +1. Write a note. No item needed. The animal won't read it.	(no item support)

The Clock

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

Your Thunderbird needs feeding every 12 hours. At 0.7/hr with a 12-hour window, this species operates on its own timeline. Respect it.

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

Evolution

Your Thunderbird 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.

Extreme exotic evolution breaks the normal rules. The Thunderbird's adult form may not look like anything you expected. That's the point.

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 Thunderbird 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 6 hours, at a random minute offset (not on the hour).

# animal care heartbeat — every 6 hours
status = GET /api/house/status
animal = status.creature

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

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

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

# check status.next_steps for animal 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 Thunderbird 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