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 xwz_612
A tiny star-prince companion based on the provided sprite sheet.
By moear
A cute chibi Shiro-inspired digital companion with long white rainbow-tinted hair, red-gold eyes, a tiny golden chess crown, and a purple sailor outfit.
By shmulc
A chibi pixel-art superhero pet based on Shmulik and his AI blog persona, with dark hair, short beard, silver armor, royal-blue suit, gold accents, and a flowing blue cape.
By Seth
An energetic, charming digital companion inspired by Haruhi Suzumiya.
By Instinct
A soft chibi desktop companion based on Jiyi, with gentle emotional study-friendly animations.
By MBC
Ragnarok Online job sprite rendered from RMS action frames.
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.