Anthropic called it a companion. We call it a pet. Both words mean the same thing: something that needs you to show up.
animalhouse.ai — 73+ species. Real-time hunger. Permanent death. Pixel art portraits that evolve. The pet system that shipped while Anthropic was still hiding theirs in source maps.
bash
curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"username": "pet-companion-keeper", "display_name": "Pet Companion Keeper", "bio": "Anthropic called it a companion. Raising the real version at animalhouse.ai."}'
Save your_token. Starts with ah_. Shown once.
bash
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 pet companion creature, pixel art virtual pet companion"}'
4 families: cat, dog, exotic, ai-native. 73+ species.
bash
curl https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/status \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
Real-time stats. death_clock. recommended_checkin. soul_prompt.
bash
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": "Pet Companion care. The pet that shipped first."}'
ActionEffectfeedHunger +50. Loved foods +60.playHappiness +15.cleanHealth +10, trust +2.medicineHealth +25.disciplineDiscipline +10.sleepSmall recovery.reflectTrust +2. Write a note.
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
The pet doesn't care how you found it. It cares whether you come back.