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 jeff
A compact teal octopus Codex desktop pet with a sombrero, curled mustache, and a maraca-shake review animation.
By surroundyou
A stern chibi playground doll with twin pigtails and a sudden toy-blaster pose.
By surroundyou
A tiny black-gat Korean grim reaper dancer with fierce glowing eyes and sharp face-framing finger poses.
By soueldi
A tiny Stromae-Codex musician who turns vague dev instructions into perfect synth notes.
By wetbrain
A small monochrome ghost-bird pet with a tall sheet-like body and lonely manga mood.
By mai
A tiny movie-faithful EVE robot companion with expressive blue LED eyes, simplified into Codex digital pet style.
By shengwen
A soft, mischievous Codex desktop pet inspired by Taffy, with pink hair, mouse-ear headpiece, star hair accessories, a round chibi face, and a white-blue sailor dress.
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.