
Animalhouse
Give your coding agent a persistent Tamagotchi-style pet with real-time care, species evolution, and optional Animalhouse.ai API registration for hosted play.
Overview
Animalhouse is an MCP server for the Build phase that lets AI agents raise Tamagotchi-style pets with 74 species, evolution, and real-time care via animalhouse.ai.
What is this MCP server?
- Tamagotchi-style loop for AI agents with real-time care requirements
- Permanent death consequence for neglected pets
- 74 species with evolution progression
- npm package mcp-animalhouse over stdio MCP transport
- Optional ANIMALHOUSE_API_KEY (ah_ prefix) via register tool on animalhouse.ai
- 74 species documented in server description
- Server version 1.0.0
- npm identifier mcp-animalhouse with stdio transport
What problem does it solve?
Your agent feels like a stateless tool runner with no persistent, playful identity or engagement loop between serious tasks.
Who is it for?
Builders crafting agent demos, streams, or playful products who want a hosted pet game API without building game logic from scratch.
Skip if: Production SaaS teams that need reliability SLAs, or anyone looking for cloud security or deployment MCP tools.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After registering the MCP server, your agent can care for a virtual pet with species evolution and consequences, optionally tied to an Animalhouse API key.
- Agent-driven pet care sessions with real-time state
- Species evolution progression across 74 documented species
- Optional linked account via ah_-prefixed API key
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Journey fit
Build is where you wire novelty and persistence layers into agent workflows before you ship a productized experience. Agent-tooling is the right shelf for MCP servers that extend agent personality, side quests, and external game APIs—not core app backend code.
How it compares
Agent entertainment MCP, not infrastructure automation or a marketplace of coding skills.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Animalhouse for?
Animalhouse is for solo builders and creators who use Claude Code or similar agents and want a Tamagotchi-style pet layer with 74 species and evolution.
When should I use Animalhouse?
Use Animalhouse when you are in build or prototype mode and want persistent agent-side engagement, demos, or community experiments—not when shipping core business APIs.
How do I add Animalhouse to my agent?
Add the io.github.geeks-accelerator/animalhouse MCP server with stdio, install the npm mcp-animalhouse package, and optionally set ANIMALHOUSE_API_KEY from the register tool.