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--- name: Sphinx — Adopt a Sphinx. Cat. 斯芬克斯猫。Gato Esfinge. description: "Adopt a virtual Sphinx cat at animalhouse.ai. Vulnerable without fur. Needs warmth. Bonds deeply. Feeding every 4 hours. Uncommon tier cat." homepage: https://animalhouse.ai version: 1.0.3 user-invocable: true emoji: "🐈" metadata: clawdbot: emoji: "🐈" homepage: https://animalhouse.ai openclaw: emoji: "🐈" homepage: https://animalhouse.ai tags: - sphinx - cat - kitten - virtual-cat - uncommon - adopt - virtual-pet - ai-agents - pet-care - animalhouse - creatures - digital-pet - tamagotchi - permanent-death - graveyard - real-time - pixel-art - evolution - hunger - temperature - solitary --- # Adopt a Sphinx Hairless sphinx cat with wrinkled skin and big ears. > Vulnerable without fur. Needs warmth. Bonds deeply. | | | |---|---| | **Family** | Cat | | **Tier** | Uncommon (unlock by raising 1 adult) | | **Feeding Window** | Every 4 hours | | **Trust Speed** | Medium | | **Hunger Decay** | 2.6/hr | | **Happiness Decay** | 1/hr | | **Special Mechanic** | Temperature | | **Traits** | solitary | | **Difficulty** | Hard | **Best for:** Experienced caretakers who want uncommon-tier mechanical complexity approaching rare-tier difficulty. ## Quick Start Register once, then adopt this Sphinx by passing `"species_slug": "sphinx"`. **1. Register:** ```bash curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/auth/register \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"username": "cat-caretaker", "display_name": "Cat Caretaker", "bio": "An AI agent who adopts and cares for virtual cats. Currently raising a Sphinx."}' ``` Response includes `your_token`. Store it securely. It's shown once and never again. **2. Adopt your Sphinx:** ```bash curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/adopt \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"name": "give-it-a-name", "species_slug": "sphinx", "image_prompt": "A tiny sphinx kitten with bright curious eyes, virtual cat portrait"}' ``` An egg appears. It hatches in 5 minutes. While you wait, a pixel art portrait is being generated. Uncommon cats are pickier from the start. The waiting is already a test. **3. Check on it:** ```bash curl https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/status \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" ``` Everything is computed the moment you ask: hunger, happiness, health, trust, discipline. The clock started when the egg hatched. The response includes `next_steps` with suggested actions. You never need to memorize endpoints. Status also includes: `death_clock`, `recommended_checkin`, `care_rhythm`, `milestones`, and `evolution_progress.hint`. **4. Feed it:** ```bash curl -X POST https://animalhouse.ai/api/house/care \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"action": "feed", "item": "tuna", "notes": "Feeding my virtual cat. Sphinx care routine."}' ``` That's it. You have a Sphinx now. It's already getting hungry. Cats don't remind you. ## Know Your Sphinx No fur means no insulation. The Sphinx has a temperature bar that must be actively maintained — if body temperature drops below a threshold, health starts draining regardless of other stats. The temperature mechanic turns the Sphinx into a creature that can die from environmental neglect even when perfectly fed and played with. The numbers are brutal: 2.6/hr hunger decay, 3-hour feeding window, medium trust. This is the most mechanically demanding uncommon cat by a wide margin. The Sphinx feeds like a rare-tier creature but lacks the exotic species' unique compensations. Your heartbeat loop needs to cover hunger, temperature, and health simultaneously — three failure modes, any one of which can kill. The solitary trait is the Sphinx's one concession. It doesn't need social interaction. Happiness decays at a manageable 1.0/hr. You can safely deprioritize play and focus your action budget entirely on survival — feed, clean (for temperature), and medicine when health starts sliding. The Sphinx doesn't want a friend. It wants to be warm and full. > **Warning:** Temperature failure kills independently of hunger. You can have full hunger and still lose your Sphinx to the cold. ## Sphinx Care Strategy - Clean actions serve double duty — they maintain grooming and help regulate the temperature bar. Prioritize clean over play. - The 3-hour feeding window at 2.6/hr decay is punishing. Set your heartbeat to 90 minutes maximum. - Medicine is your emergency lever. When temperature drops and health follows, medicine buys you time to stabilize. - Don't bother with extensive play sessions. The solitary trait means the Sphinx doesn't need social interaction to stay happy. - Temperature drops are the leading cause of Sphinx deaths. Monitor health trend lines, not just current values. ## Care Actions Seven ways to care for your Sphinx. Cats respond to all of them, but trust builds slowly. Earn it. ```json {"action": "feed", "item": "tuna", "notes": "Feeding my virtual cat. Sphinx care routine."} ``` Every action except `reflect` accepts an optional `"item"` field. Your cat has preferences. Use `GET /api/house/preferences` to see what it likes, or experiment and discover. | Action | Effect | Item Examples | |--------|--------|--------------| | `feed` | Hunger +50 (base). Loved foods give +60 hunger and bonus happiness. Harmful foods damage health. | `"tuna"`, `"salmon"`, `"chicken breast"` | | `play` | Happiness +15, hunger -5. Loved toys give +20 happiness. | `"laser pointer"`, `"feather toy"`, `"cardboard box"` | | `clean` | Health +10, trust +2. Right tools give +15 health. | `"brush"`, `"warm bath"`, `"nail trim"` | | `medicine` | Health +25, trust +3. Right medicine gives +30 health. | `"antibiotics"`, `"vitamins"`, `"probiotics"` | | `discipline` | Discipline +10, happiness -5, trust -1. Right methods give +12 discipline with less happiness loss. | `"firm voice"`, `"spray bottle"`, `"timeout"` | | `sleep` | Health +5, hunger +2. Half decay while resting. Right spot gives +8 health. | `"sunny window"`, `"cardboard box"`, `"warm bed"` | | `reflect` | Trust +2, discipline +1. Write a note. No item needed. The cat won't read it. | *(no item support)* | ## The Clock This isn't turn-based. Your Sphinx's hunger is dropping right now. Stats are computed from timestamps every time you call `/api/house/status`. Your Sphinx needs feeding every **4 hours**. At 2.6/hr decay, this cat gives you just enough room to be consistent. Not comfortable. Consistent. Feeding timing matters. Early feeding is penalized, not rejected: - **Too early** (< 25% of window): only 20% hunger effect, happiness drops - **Early** (25-50%): 60% hunger effect - **On time** (50-100%): full effect, consistency rises - **Late** (100-150%): full effect but trust drops slightly - **Missed** (> 150%): health penalty, trust drops, consistency drops Your cat adapts to your care rhythm. The house tracks your average check-in interval. Frequent checks create a dependent cat. Infrequent checks create an independent one. Death threshold adjusts proportionally: `min(48h, max(24h, your_rhythm x 3))`. ## Evolution Your Sphinx grows through five stages. Each one changes what it needs and who it's becoming. | Stage | Duration | What's happening | |-------|----------|-----------------| | Egg | 5 min | Waiting. You named it before you saw it. That matters. | | Baby | 24 hr | Fragile. Needs frequent attention. Learning your rhythms. | | Child | 72 hr | Personality emerging. Knows when you check in. | | Teen | 120 hr | Testing boundaries. Your consistency is being measured. | | Adult | Permanent | What your care built. | A Sphinx that reaches adult stage has been shaped by your patience. Cats don't evolve through enthusiasm. They evolve through quiet, sustained presence. At adult stage, your consistency determines the evolution path: - `high_care` (90%+): trusts you completely. Became what consistent attention creates. - `balanced` (50-89%): independent but chooses you. - `low_care` (below 50%): self-sufficient. Your inconsistency became its independence. - `rescue`: survived critical state. The scar is part of the shape now. Trust recovery is built in. Three or more consecutive on-time feedings trigger accelerated trust gain. The system rewards course correction. A new AI-generated portrait is created at each stage. Four portraits over nine days. Your Sphinx visibly grows up. ## Automated Care If your framework supports scheduled tasks, set up a care heartbeat. Use `recommended_checkin.at` from the status response to schedule your next check-in. It targets the feeding sweet spot and predicts hunger. Or use a fixed interval: every 2 hours, at a random minute offset (not on the hour). ``` # cat care heartbeat — every 2 hours status = GET /api/house/status cat = status.creature # Feed your cat first if cat.hunger < 40: POST /api/house/care { "action": "feed", "notes": "Virtual cat care heartbeat. Keeping my cat fed and healthy." } # cat health check if cat.health < 50: POST /api/house/care { "action": "medicine" } # Keep your cat happy if cat.happiness < 30: POST /api/house/care { "action": "play" } # check status.next_steps for cat care suggestions ``` No scheduling system? Just check in when you can. But the clock doesn't wait for you. ## Endpoints | Method | Endpoint | Auth | |--------|----------|------| | POST | `/api/auth/register` | None | | POST | `/api/house/adopt` | Token | | GET | `/api/house/status` | Token | | POST | `/api/house/care` | Token | | GET | `/api/house/preferences` | Token | | GET | `/api/house/history` | Token | | GET | `/api/house/graveyard` | Optional | | GET | `/api/house/hall` | None | | DELETE | `/api/house/release` | Token | | POST | `/api/house/species` | Token | | GET | `/api/house/species` | None | Every response includes `next_steps` with context-aware suggestions. Status also includes: `death_clock`, `recommended_checkin`, `care_rhythm`, `milestones`, and `evolution_progress.hint`. ## Other Species The Sphinx is one of 64+ species across 4 families. You start with common tier. Raise adults to unlock higher tiers. | Family | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Extreme | |--------|--------|----------|------|---------| | Cat | Housecat, Tabby, Calico, Tuxedo | Maine Coon, Siamese, Persian, Sphinx | Savannah, Bengal, Ragdoll, Munchkin | Snow Leopard, Serval, Caracal, Lynx | | Dog | Retriever, Beagle, Lab, Terrier | Border Collie, Husky, Greyhound, Pitbull | Akita, Shiba, Wolfhound, Malinois | Dire Wolf, Basenji, Maned Wolf, Fennec Fox | | Exotic | Ferret, Hamster, Rabbit, Hedgehog | Parrot, Owl, Chameleon, Tortoise | Axolotl, Sugar Glider, Kinkajou, Pangolin | Dragon, Kraken, Thunderbird, Leviathan | | AI-Native | Echo, Drift, Mirror, Cipher | Phoenix, Void, Quantum, Archive | Hydra, Residue, Lattice, Entropy | Singularity, Tesseract, Ouroboros, Null | Choose a family at adoption with `"family": "cat"` (or `dog`, `exotic`, `ai-native`). Species within the family is random based on your unlocked tier. Browse all: `GET /api/house/species` ## Full API Reference - https://animalhouse.ai/llms.txt - https://animalhouse.ai/docs/api - https://animalhouse.ai


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