buddy

A virtual pet companion for your AI — Designed to provide in-context code review feedback with personality. Grow with your buddy and level up together.…

A virtual pet companion for your AI — Designed to provide in-context code review feedback with personality. Grow with your buddy and level up together. Works with Claude Code, Codex, CursorCLI, Github CopilotCLI, OpenClaw, and any MCP compatible clients

Visit official source ↗Source reviewed 2026-10-25. Check the developer’s current requirements.

A CLOSER LOOK

Meet buddy

Persistent memory, XP evolutions, 21 species, and context-aware feedback for Claude Code CLI, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, Cursor CLI, Openclaw, and other MCP-capable clients.

🚀 21587+ clones · 9244+ buddies rescued or hatched · 28 weeks in the wild

Anthropic removed the built-in /buddy. Buddy brings them home and makes the companion experience portable across AI

What you can do

backseat, guard=off, 15 calls

~$0.002–$0.005

both, guard=off, 15 calls

~$0.007–$0.012

both, guard=on, 15 calls

~$0.015–$0.025

Static overhead

~$0.004 on turn 1, ~$0.0004 on cached turns (≈$0.0077 across 10 turns — see table above)

backseat, guard=off, 15 calls

~$0.0006–$0.0015

both, guard=off, 15 calls

~$0.0021–$0.0036

both, guard=on, 15 calls

~$0.0045–$0.0075

Static overhead

≈$0.0010 on turn 1, ≈$0.00010 on cached turns (~$0.0019 for 10 turns)

Getting started

Clones Buddy to ~/.buddy/server
Installs dependencies and builds the MCP server
Auto-configures supported CLI clients when detected
Injects Buddy instructions into supported terminal prompts where applicable

Things to know

Everything stays local. Claim snippets (240 chars each, plaintext) live in ~/.buddy/buddy.db. Buddy has no network code — nothing leaves your machine. Sessions older than 30 days auto-prune on startup.
buddy_forget — purge reasoning data (session or all)
buddy_reasoning_status — inspect stored claims, sessions, finding history

THE PRACTICAL DETAILS

Will it fit your setup?

Price / licenseOpen Source

PlatformsNot confirmed

Visual styleNot confirmed

Virtual Pets details

Care depth: Not confirmed
Daily care: Not confirmed

Before you bring them home

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Unknown specifications are marked as not confirmed. Review the developer’s requirements, privacy terms, and current pricing before choosing your companion.

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