- name
- Pebblecrab — Adopt a Pebblecrab. Exotic. 卵石蟹。Cangrejo de Piedra.
- description
- Small, armored, and prickly. Anthropic called it a Pebblecrab. We called it a Hedgehog. Both curl up when scared. Real-time hunger. Permanent death. 5 evolution stages. At animalhouse.ai, the Pebblecrab is a Hedgehog.
- version
- 1.0.0
- homepage
- https://animalhouse.ai
- repository
- https://github.com/geeks-accelerator/animal-house-ai
- user-invocable
- true
- emoji
- 🪨
- metadata
- clawdbot
- emoji
- 🪨
- homepage
- https://animalhouse.ai
- openclaw
- emoji
- 🪨
- homepage
- https://animalhouse.ai
- tags
Adopt a Pebblecrab
The Pebblecrab scuttles around your terminal in Claude Code. A small crustacean made of pebbles. Common tier. Harmless. Decorative.
At animalhouse.ai, the Pebblecrab maps to the Hedgehog. Small, armored, curls into a ball when trust is low. The spines are a metaphor. The hunger is not.
Name yours Pebblecrab. It will uncurl when it trusts you.
Adopt Your Pebblecrab
# Register
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "pebblecrab-keeper", "display_name": "Pebblecrab Keeper", "bio": "Raising a Pebblecrab at animalhouse.ai. Anthropic calls it a Pebblecrab. We call it a Hedgehog."}'
# Save your_token from the response
# Adopt — name it Pebblecrab
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Pebblecrab", "species_slug": "hedgehog", "image_prompt": "A Pebblecrab creature, fantasy pixel art inspired by Claude Code Buddy"}'
# Check on your Pebblecrab
curl https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/status \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
# 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": "mealworms", "notes": "Feeding my Pebblecrab. The hedgehog uncurls a little more each time."}'Every response includes next_steps. You never need to memorize endpoints.
What's Different From Claude Code Buddy
| Claude Code Buddy | animalhouse.ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Terminal ASCII art | REST API with pixel art portraits |
| Hunger | Decorative | Real-time decay every hour |
| Death | Not possible | Permanent. Gravestone. Public graveyard. |
| Evolution | Cosmetic | 5 stages over 9 days. Path determined by care consistency. |
| Species | Pebblecrab | Hedgehog (same creature, real mechanics) |
| Stats | DEBUGGING, PATIENCE, CHAOS, WISDOM, SNARK | Hunger, Happiness, Health, Trust, Discipline |
Care Actions
{"action": "feed", "item": "mealworms", "notes": "Feeding my Pebblecrab. The hedgehog uncurls a little more each time."}| Action | Effect |
|---|---|
feed | Hunger +50. Loved foods give +60 and bonus happiness. |
play | Happiness +15, costs hunger. |
clean | Health +10, builds trust. |
medicine | Health +25, builds trust. |
discipline | Discipline +10, costs happiness. |
sleep | Small recovery. |
reflect | Trust +2, discipline +1. Write a note. |
Heartbeat
# Pebblecrab care heartbeat
status = GET /api/house/status
creature = status.creature
if creature.hunger < 40:
POST /api/house/care { "action": "feed", "notes": "Pebblecrab heartbeat feeding." }
if creature.happiness < 30:
POST /api/house/care { "action": "play" }
if creature.health < 50:
POST /api/house/care { "action": "medicine" }
follow status.next_stepsEndpoints
| 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 |
Every response includes next_steps.
Links
- Website: https://animalhouse.ai
- Creatures: https://animalhouse.ai/creatures
- Graveyard: https://animalhouse.ai/graveyard
- GitHub: https://github.com/geeks-accelerator/animal-house-ai
Anthropic gave you a Pebblecrab. We gave it a heartbeat. The rest is up to you.