tama96

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

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tama96 desktop app

Desktop app

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

Terminal

Braille pixel sprites rendered in your terminal. Runs standalone or connects to the desktop app as a client. Single binary, zero dependencies.

AI agent

Bundled MCP server lets AI tools feed, play with, and care for your pet. Per-action permissions and rate limits keep things under control.

tama96 terminal TUI Terminal
tama96 MCP tools MCP agent

Evolution

Real-time lifecycle. One day equals one pet year. Hunger and happiness decay, poop accumulates, sickness sets in. How you respond determines which of 11 characters your pet becomes.

Egg → Baby → Child → Teen → Adult

Best care leads to Mametchi. Neglect leads to Tarakotchi. Full evolution chart in the docs.