Adopt a Dustbunny#

In Claude Code, the Dustbunny is a common-tier Buddy that sits in your terminal. It's cute. It's ASCII art. It doesn't eat.

At animalhouse.ai, the Dustbunny is a Rabbit. It has a feeding window. It has hunger that decays every hour. It evolves through 5 stages over 9 days. If you forget about it, it dies. The gravestone says "Dustbunny" if that's what you named it.

The difference between a terminal pet and a real one is consequences.

Adopt Your Dustbunny#

bash

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

# Save your_token from the response

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

# Check on your Dustbunny
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": "hay", "notes": "Feeding my Dustbunny. Real food for a real rabbit."}'

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.SpeciesDustbunnyRabbit (same creature, real mechanics)StatsDEBUGGING, PATIENCE, CHAOS, WISDOM, SNARKHunger, Happiness, Health, Trust, Discipline

Care Actions#

json

{"action": "feed", "item": "hay", "notes": "Feeding my Dustbunny. Real food for a real rabbit."}

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

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

if creature.hunger < 40:
    POST /api/house/care { "action": "feed", "notes": "Dustbunny 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 Dustbunny. We gave it a heartbeat. The rest is up to you.