About
An open-source gallery of 0+ animated companions for OpenClawd. Install one with a single command and ship with company.
OpenClawd Buddies is a public, open-source registry. Every entry is a buddy pack — a tiny bundle of metadata and pixel art that OpenClawd knows how to display while you work. Think of it as a Pokédex for app companions.
The platform takes the guesswork out: there's a CLI for installing and submitting, a tagged gallery so finding the right companion doesn't require scrolling, and per-vibe collections like cozy buddies or focused buddies.
Each buddy is two files. pet.json defines the metadata — name, the 9 animation states, frame durations — and spritesheet.webp holds the pixel art as a horizontal strip. OpenClawd loads them at startup and swaps states based on what's happening in your session.
A OpenClawd buddy is a small animated pixel companion for the app. Each buddy ships as a single pet.json describing 9 states (idle, working, sleeping, etc.) plus a horizontal spritesheet. OpenClawd picks the right state automatically based on what you're doing in your session.
From the gallery page or any buddy detail page, copy the install command (looks like `npx blockchain-buddies install boba`) and paste it into your terminal. The CLI fetches the buddy from R2, drops it under ~/.openclawd/buddies/<slug>/, and tells OpenClawd to use it. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows (via PowerShell).
Most buddies are submitted by the community through the website or the blockchain-buddies CLI. A handful are featured curated entries hand-picked from Crafter Station. Every buddy is reviewed by an admin before it goes live in the gallery.
Yes. Sign in with the blockchain-buddies CLI (npx blockchain-buddies login) and run `npx blockchain-buddies submit ./my-pet/` — the CLI uploads the assets to R2 and queues the submission for review. You can also submit through the website at /submit. All you need is a pet.json file and a 9-state spritesheet.
Every buddy on OpenClawd Buddies is free to install and use. Buddies keep credit to their original authors. The OpenClawd Buddies platform itself (CLI + site) is open source under the Crafter Station umbrella.
Each buddy is tagged with a kind (creature, object, character) and one to three vibes (cozy, playful, focused, mystical, …). These power the gallery filters and the per-vibe / per-kind landing pages so you can find a companion that matches your mood without scrolling 70+ entries.
It doesn't. OpenClawd Buddies is a community project run by Crafter Station. Storage and DB are absorbed by the platform team — no ads, no upsells, no telemetry beyond standard analytics on which buddies get installed.