buddymon/README.md
pyr0ball f3d1f45253 feat: initial Buddymon plugin
Claude Code plugin — collectible creatures discovered through coding.

- Bug monsters spawn from error output (NullWraith, RacePhantom, ShadowBit, 11 total)
- 5 Buddymon with affinities, challenges, and evolution chains
- SessionStart hook injects active buddy + challenge into system context
- PostToolUse hook detects error patterns, new languages, and commit events
- Stop hook tallies XP and checks challenge completion
- Single /buddymon command with start/assign/fight/catch/roster subcommands
- Local state in ~/.claude/buddymon/ (roster, encounters, active, session)
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🐾 Buddymon

A Claude Code plugin that turns your coding sessions into a creature-collecting game.

Buddymon are discovered, caught, and leveled up through real development work — not separate from it.


What it does

  • Bug monsters spawn from error output during your session (TypeErrors, CORS errors, race conditions, etc.)
  • Buddymon are companions you assign to sessions — they gain XP and propose challenges
  • Challenges are proactive goals your buddy sets at session start (write 5 tests, implement a feature in 30 min, net-negative lines)
  • Encounters require you to fight or catch — catch rate improves if you write a failing test, isolate the repro, or add a comment

Install

# From the Claude Code marketplace (once listed):
/install buddymon

# Or manually — clone and add to your project's .claude/settings.json:
git clone https://git.opensourcesolarpunk.com/Circuit-Forge/buddymon.git ~/.claude/plugins/local/buddymon

Then add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "buddymon@local": true
  }
}

Commands

One command, all subcommands:

Usage Description
/buddymon Status panel — active buddy, XP, challenge, encounter
/buddymon start Choose your starter (first run only)
/buddymon assign <name> Assign a buddy to this session
/buddymon fight Fight the current bug monster
/buddymon catch Attempt to catch the current bug monster
/buddymon roster View full roster
/buddymon help Show command list

Bug Monsters

Spawned from error output detected by the PostToolUse hook:

Monster Trigger Rarity
👻 NullWraith NullPointerException, AttributeError: NoneType Common
😈 FencepostDemon IndexError, ArrayIndexOutOfBounds Common
🔧 TypeGreml TypeError, type mismatch Common
🐍 SyntaxSerpent SyntaxError, parse error Very common
🌐 CORSCurse CORS policy blocked Common
♾️ LoopLich Timeout, RecursionError, stack overflow Uncommon
👁️ RacePhantom Race condition, deadlock, data race Rare
🗿 FossilGolem DeprecationWarning, legacy API Uncommon
🔒 ShadowBit Security vulnerability patterns Rare — catch only
🌫️ VoidSpecter 404, ENOENT, route not found Common
🩸 MemoryLeech OOM, memory leak Uncommon

Buddymon (Starters)

Buddy Affinity Discover trigger
🔥 Pyrobyte Speedrunner Starter choice
🔍 Debuglin Tester Starter choice
✂️ Minimox Cleaner Starter choice
🌙 Noctara Nocturnal Late-night session (after 10pm, 2+ hours)
🗺️ Explorah Explorer First time writing in a new language

State

All state lives in ~/.claude/buddymon/ — never in the repo.

~/.claude/buddymon/
├── roster.json        # owned Buddymon, XP, levels
├── encounters.json    # encounter history + active encounter
├── active.json        # current session assignment + challenge
└── session.json       # session stats (reset each session)

Mirrors


A CircuitForge LLC project. MIT license.