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A Tamagotchi for your desktop, terminal, and AI agents
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tama96 - A Tamagotchi for your desktop, terminal, and AI agents

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Inspired by the 1996 Tamagotchi, now programmable by AI agents. Care for your pet via desktop, terminal, or MCP. Desktop: pixel LCD UI with clickable icons, system tray, background ticks, notifications, always on top so your pet stays visible. Terminal: standalone or connected client, single binary, zero dependencies. AI Agent: MCP server lets agents feed, play, and care for your pet with per action permissions and rate limits.

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Hi Product Hunt Community!

I rebuilt Tamagotchi…but made it programmable by AI agents.

Inspired by the 1996 original Tamagotchi. Your care choices shape who your pet becomes! A virtual pet for your desktop, terminal, or AI agents.

You can monitor and care for your pet using the desktop app, terminal app, or MCP.

Desktop app - Pixel LCD display with clickable icons. System tray, background ticks, desktop notifications. Always-on-top so your pet stays visible.

Terminal app - Runs standalone or connects to the desktop app as a client. Single binary, zero dependencies.

AI Agent (like OpenClaw) - The bundled MCP server lets AI tools feed, play with, and care for your pet. Per-action permissions and rate limits keep things under control.


Created with , Rust, and Tauri. Download or clone and run your own.

OMG. Congrats… I remember the day my Tamagotchi had died. Heard a bleep in the middle of the night, grabbed it and saw that X-X on it. Just because it pooped it’s pants?? I cried so hard that i barely woke up and got prepared for the school. This time it can’t die. Right? 🥹
Maker

 :( Your pet can die from old age, neglect (hunger AND happiness at 0 for 12+ hours), untreated sickness, or baby snack overfeeding (5+).

   or from pooping it's pants.

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love that this works as both a nostalgic desktop toy AND a serious dev tool. we've been building MCP servers for healthcare data, but using one for pet care is genuinely clever. the permission system for agent actions is a nice touch - shows you've thought through the chaos agents can cause.

Maker

 That's one of my favorite pieces actually! Gives the agent some guardrails without making the experience feel too complex.

The MCP server integration is what makes this more than a nostalgia project. Everything in the terminal is about output and productivity, so building something in that space that's deliberately playful is a cool design decision. I'd actually want to see what happens when an agent tries to keep the pet alive during a long build.

Maker

 Only one way to find out :) Thanks for the comment!

Ive said it before and I will say it again, soo refreshing to have products that are not related to AI in their core.

Not having a tamagotchi was my childhood trauma!

Im so happy im finally having one!!! loved it.

Interesting to see 2 similar launches (Tamagotchi concept) in one day. Love it!

Maker

 which other?? virtual pets are in!

I like how this lives across desktop, terminal, and agents without forcing one interface.

The terminal version in particular feels very “builder-native.”
Do you see most people using this as a fun side companion, or are you noticing more experimental/automation-driven use cases?

Maker

 Too soon to tell still. If anything, I think the desktop, TUI, and MCP pattern can be reused for other usecases and ideas too.