tamaterm 0.1.4

A virtual pet that lives in your terminal

tamaterm

A virtual pet that lives in your terminal.

┌────────────────────────┐
│ ★ Whiskers [adult]     │
│    /\_____/\           │
│   /  *   *  \          │
│  ( ==  w  == )         │
│   )    ♪    (          │
│  (           )         │
│  hunger  [████████████░░]  85.0 │
│  happy   [██████████████]  92.0 │
│  energy  [████████░░░░░░]  55.0 │
│  clean   [██████████░░░░]  70.0 │
└────────────────────────┘

What is this?

tamaterm is a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet that lives in your terminal prompt. It reacts to your developer workflow -- git commits make it happy, CPU spikes stress it out, and it grows through life stages the longer you care for it.

It's not a TUI app. It lives in your prompt, above every command you type.

Install

pip install tamaterm

Quick Start

# Create your pet
tamaterm init Whiskers --type cat

# Install the shell hook (adds pet above your prompt)
tamaterm install

# Restart your terminal, then care for your pet
tamaterm feed
tamaterm play
tamaterm clean

How it works

Background daemon (tamaterm daemon)
├── Monitors: git status, CPU, memory, time
├── Updates: ~/.tamaterm/pet.json (state)
└── Writes: ~/.tamaterm/status.txt (display)

Shell hook (in your .bashrc/.zshrc/profile)
└── cat ~/.tamaterm/status.txt before prompt

CLI (tamaterm feed/play/clean/sleep)
└── Modifies pet.json, daemon picks up changes

Features

• Growth system: Egg -> Baby -> Teen -> Adult (care-dependent)
• Reactive: Happy when you commit code, stressed during CPU spikes
• Stat decay: Hunger, happiness, energy, hygiene decay over time
• Night mode: Pet sleeps automatically at night
• Multi-shell: Bash, Zsh, PowerShell, Fish
• Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows
• Lightweight: 2 dependencies (click, psutil), ~50KB installed

Pet Types

Pet	ASCII	Personality
Cat	/\_/\ (o.o)	Independent, clean
Dog	/\ /\ (o.o)	Loyal, energetic
Slime	(oo)	Easy to care for

Commands

Command	Effect
tamaterm init	Create a new pet
tamaterm feed	Feed your pet
tamaterm play	Play with your pet
tamaterm clean	Clean your pet
tamaterm sleep	Put pet to bed
tamaterm status	Show detailed stats
tamaterm doctor	Diagnose issues
tamaterm install	Install shell hook
tamaterm uninstall	Remove shell hook
tamaterm start	Start daemon
tamaterm stop	Stop daemon
tamaterm revive	Revive a dead pet

How the pet reacts

Event	Pet reaction
Git commit	Happiness +8
New branch	Happiness +5
CPU > 80%	Energy -5, Happiness -3
Memory > 90%	Energy -3, Happiness -2
Night (0-6am)	Auto-sleeps

Development

# Clone and install in dev mode
git clone https://github.com/violet2314275/tamaterm.git
cd tamaterm
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
python -m pytest tests/ -v

# Lint
ruff check src/ tests/

# Build package
python -m build

Contributing

Add a new pet! Create a file in src/tamaterm/art/ with ASCII art for each stage and mood. See art/cat.py for the pattern.

Each pet needs art for these moods at each stage (egg, baby, teen, adult): NORMAL, HAPPY, HUNGRY, SAD, SLEEPING, DEAD.

License

MIT