Petdex

Picking a companion for your Codex workspace usually means hunting through scattered repos and guessing what each one looks like in motion.

Petdex puts that under one roof.

It is a public gallery of more than 1,000 animated, open-source pets built for Codex environments, and it works as a searchable index for developers who want a bit of character next to their code.

You can browse the collection, preview each pet's animation states before committing, and install your pick into your workspace with a single terminal command.

The range is wide.

There are creatures, objects and characters, with themes that run from popular anime heroes and memes to original IP sets.

The pixel art style gives Petdex a playful feel, and it sits somewhere between a chatbot-style virtual companion and a developer tool.

It is aimed squarely at Codex users, so it will not mean much if you work in another environment.

Because every companion is open source, you can see what you are installing.