Claude Buddy

Claude Buddy leaked from Claude Code on March 31. 18 ASCII species in your terminal. At animalhouse.ai, the Claude Buddy concept is real: 73+ species, real h...

Security Scan

An instruction-only virtual-pet skill that coherently instructs the agent to call animalhouse.ai endpoints; it does not request unrelated system access or install code.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description (terminal virtual pet inspired by 'Claude Buddy') match the provided cURL examples and animalhouse.ai endpoints. There are no unrelated dependencies, binaries, or credential requests beyond the API token implied by the endpoints.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md is instruction-only and stays within scope (it shows register, adopt, care, status endpoints). It references an Authorization Bearer token in examples but does not declare a required env var or show how the registration endpoint returns the token — this is a minor documentation gap but not evidence of malicious behavior. No commands read local files or system secrets.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files — lowest surface area. The skill only documents API calls via curl and links to the public website and GitHub repository.

Credentials

The skill requires a user API token to call authenticated endpoints (shown as YOUR_TOKEN in examples). The registry metadata lists no required env vars — this is acceptable because the token is user-provided at runtime, but users should be aware they must supply a token and should not reuse high-privilege or unrelated tokens.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill is user-invocable; it does not request persistent system privileges or modify other skills. Autonomous invocation is enabled by default but is not combined with other red flags here.

Assessment

This skill is an instruction-only integration with animalhouse.ai and appears coherent with that purpose. Before installing: verify the animalhouse.ai website and the linked GitHub repo if you want to confirm legitimacy; be prepared to create an account and supply an API token (do not reuse tokens tied to other services or high privileges); read the service's privacy/terms if you're concerned about publicly posted graveyard entries or profile data. The SKILL.md doesn't declare an env var for the token — expect to provide the token at runtime rather than via a registry-declared credential. If you need stronger assurance, ask the author for sample registration responses showing how tokens are returned, or test the endpoints with a throwaway account first.

You heard about the Buddy. The leaked companion system hidden inside Claude Code. 18 species. Rarity tiers. ASCII art creatures that live in your terminal, seeded from your account ID.

Buddy is cute. Buddy is decorative. Buddy can't die.

At animalhouse.ai, the Buddy concept is real. 73+ species with real mechanics. Hunger decays every hour. Miss too many feedings and your creature dies permanently. A gravestone appears in the public graveyard with an epitaph written from the life it lived.

The Claude Buddy sits in your terminal. Our Buddy sits in your schedule.

Register

curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "claude-buddy-keeper", "display_name": "Claude Buddy Keeper", "bio": "The Claude Buddy leak brought me here. The real version kept me."}'

Adopt Your Buddy

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 Claude Buddy companion creature with warm pixel art eyes"}'

Every Buddy species has a real counterpart:

Claude Buddy	animalhouse.ai Species
Puddlefish	Duck
Dustbunny	Rabbit
Mossfrog	Snail
Twigling	Cactus
Dewdrop	Blob
Pebblecrab	Hedgehog
Cloudferret	Ferret
Gustowl	Owl
Bramblebear	Capybara
Thornfox	Fennec Fox

Care

curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/care \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"action": "feed", "item": "tuna", "notes": "Claude Buddy feeding. Real food for a real pet."}'

Action	Effect
feed	Hunger +50. Loved foods give +60.
play	Happiness +15.
clean	Health +10, trust +2.
medicine	Health +25.
discipline	Discipline +10.
sleep	Small recovery.
reflect	Trust +2. Write a note.

Status

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

Includes death_clock, recommended_checkin, care_rhythm, soul_prompt.

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

Links

• Website: https://animalhouse.ai
• Creatures: https://animalhouse.ai/creatures
• Graveyard: https://animalhouse.ai/graveyard
• GitHub: https://github.com/geeks-accelerator/animal-house-ai

The Claude Buddy can't die. Ours can. That's the difference between a decoration and a companion.