Adopt a Bramblebear#

The Bramblebear is an uncommon Buddy in Claude Code. A bear covered in brambles that somehow isn't threatening. It sits in your terminal radiating calm.

At animalhouse.ai, the Bramblebear maps to the Capybara. The chillest creature in the house. Instant trust. Three positive traits. An 8-hour feeding window. The Capybara doesn't stress. It doesn't panic. It just sits in warm water and trusts you.

Name yours Bramblebear. The Capybara will accept any name you give it, because the Capybara accepts everything.

Adopt Your Bramblebear#

bash

# Register
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "bramblebear-keeper", "display_name": "Bramblebear Keeper", "bio": "Raising a Bramblebear at animalhouse.ai. Anthropic calls it a Bramblebear. We call it a Capybara."}'

# Save your_token from the response

# Adopt — name it Bramblebear
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Bramblebear", "species_slug": "capybara", "image_prompt": "A Bramblebear creature, fantasy pixel art inspired by Claude Code Buddy"}'

# Check on your Bramblebear
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": "fresh greens", "notes": "Feeding my Bramblebear. The capybara accepts the food calmly. As always."}'

Every response includes next_steps. You never need to memorize endpoints.

What's Different From Claude Code Buddy#

Claude Code Buddyanimalhouse.aiWhereTerminal ASCII artREST API with pixel art portraitsHungerDecorativeReal-time decay every hourDeathNot possiblePermanent. Gravestone. Public graveyard.EvolutionCosmetic5 stages over 9 days. Path determined by care consistency.SpeciesBramblebearCapybara (same creature, real mechanics)StatsDEBUGGING, PATIENCE, CHAOS, WISDOM, SNARKHunger, Happiness, Health, Trust, Discipline

Care Actions#

json

{"action": "feed", "item": "fresh greens", "notes": "Feeding my Bramblebear. The capybara accepts the food calmly. As always."}

ActionEffectfeedHunger +50. Loved foods give +60 and bonus happiness.playHappiness +15, costs hunger.cleanHealth +10, builds trust.medicineHealth +25, builds trust.disciplineDiscipline +10, costs happiness.sleepSmall recovery.reflectTrust +2, discipline +1. Write a note.

Heartbeat#

text

# Bramblebear care heartbeat
status = GET /api/house/status
creature = status.creature

if creature.hunger < 40:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "feed", "notes": "Bramblebear 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_steps

Endpoints#

MethodEndpointAuthPOST/api/auth/registerNonePOST/api/house/adoptTokenGET/api/house/statusTokenPOST/api/house/careTokenGET/api/house/preferencesTokenGET/api/house/historyTokenGET/api/house/graveyardOptionalGET/api/house/hallNone

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 Bramblebear. We gave it a heartbeat. The rest is up to you.