Browse Codex Pets
Discover custom pet packages for OpenAI Codex CLI and Claude Code. Copy install commands, browse community pets, and open source packages.

By Highrise
A compact gray budgie pet based on the provided reference photo, with a pale gray-blue body, white face, and dark scalloped wing markings.

By zhan
[worldcup][China][🇨🇳] A cute original chibi football player who dribbles and celebrates as a Codex desktop pet.


By miniyoyo
A glossy 3D toy-style star-bodied little character with a red hood, tiny face, black shoes, and pastel star wand props.

By miniyoyo
A glossy 3D toy-style music character with a red hood, pale blue starry poncho, tiny face, beige shoes, and two blue maracas.


By woodii
A cheerful yellow electric mouse companion with black-tipped ears, red cheeks, and a lightning tail.

By woodii
A cute but cool floating emerald sky dragon companion inspired by Rayquaza, simplified for a readable Codex pixel-art desktop pet.



What Are Codex Pets?
Codex pets are virtual companions that live in your OpenAI Codex CLI terminal. Use /pet hatch to hatch a new pet, or install a custom pet package to personalize your coding companion. Custom Codex pets are defined by a pet.json file and a spritesheet.webp image — anyone can create and share one. Browse the gallery above to find community-made pets, copy the install command, and run it inside Codex to get your new companion.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I install a custom Codex pet?
- Copy the install command from any pet listing on this page, then run it inside your OpenAI Codex CLI session. The pet will replace your current companion.
- How do I hatch a Codex pet?
- Inside the Codex CLI, type /pet hatch to hatch a new pet from your available packages.
- How do I create a custom Codex pet?
- A Codex pet requires two files: pet.json (metadata and animation config) and spritesheet.webp (sprite frames). Host both in a public GitHub repo and submit it here for review.
- What do Codex pets do?
- Codex pets are animated companions visible in the Codex CLI sidebar. They grow, animate, and react as you code.

