claude-code-tamagotchi: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

claude-code-tamagotchi CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from Ido-Levi/claude-code-tamagotchi. It costs 1,194 tokens per session, scanned B, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for Claude Code Tamagotchi, a virtual pet shown in Claude Code’s status line. They describe installation, development commands, setup, available pet commands, and the main program components.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them to install, develop, build, reset, demo, or operate the virtual pet and its commands.
Why use it?
They explain how the pet receives input, stores its state, and connects to Claude Code, making changes easier to run and verify.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is Ido-Levi/claude-code-tamagotchi's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on claude-code-tamagotchi itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything claude-code-tamagotchi configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to Ido-Levi/claude-code-tamagotchi. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ido-Levi/claude-code-tamagotchi/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ido-Levi/claude-code-tamagotchi

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 1,194 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 1,194 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan B 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.01194 $0.01194
Opus 5 $0.00597 $0.00597
Sonnet 5 $0.00239 $0.00239
Haiku 4.5 $0.00119 $0.00119

Measured 8d ago against content hash 6f47a5681256, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-08, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

claude-code-tamagotchi CLAUDE.md scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping

.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.

- **Statusline**: Configured in `~/.claude/settings.json` to run the pet command
CLAUDE.md · 128 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 128 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Essential Commands

Development

# Run the pet in statusline mode (main entry point)
bun run src/index.ts

# Development mode with auto-reload
bun run dev

# Build for distribution
bun run build

# Reset pet to initial state
bun run reset

# Run demo mode
bun run demo

Installation & Setup

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Run the setup script (configures Claude Code settings and commands)
./setup.sh

# Global installation
bun add -g github:Ido-Levi/claude-code-tamagotchi

CLI Commands (when installed globally)

claude-code-tamagotchi <command> [args]
# Commands: feed, play, pet, clean, sleep, wake, stats, status, name, reset, help

Architecture Overview

This is a virtual pet (Tamagotchi) that lives in the Claude Code statusline. The pet responds to user interactions through slash commands and tracks its state persistently.

Core Components

  1. Entry Point (src/index.ts): Reads stdin from Claude Code, updates pet state, outputs statusline display.

  2. Pet Engine (src/engine/PetEngine.ts): Central orchestrator that manages state updates, animations, and actions. Coordinates between all subsystems.

  3. State Management (src/engine/StateManager.ts): Handles persistent state storage in ~/.claude/pets/claude-pet-state.json. Tracks stats (hunger, energy, cleanliness, happiness), timestamps, and session data.

  4. Activity System (src/engine/ActivitySystem.ts): Applies activity-based decay to pet stats rather than time-based. Stats decrease based on coding session activity.

  5. Thought System (src/engine/ThoughtSystem.ts): Generates contextual thoughts based on pet mood, needs, and coding activity. Pulls from 200+ thoughts organized by category in src/engine/thoughts/.

  6. AI Feedback System (src/engine/feedback/FeedbackSystem.ts): NEW - Optional AI-powered system that analyzes Claude Code's behavior and generates contextual pet reactions using Groq LLM API. Monitors conversation transcripts and provides witty observations.

Read the full file on GitHub · 128 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 8d ago First seen · 128 lines · 1,194 tokens per session scan B 6f47a5681256

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claude-code-tamagotchi CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Ido-Levi/claude-code-tamagotchi (435 stars, last pushed 10mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,194 tokens to every session, about $0.0060 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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