This Mac desktop pet connects to Claude via MCP and mirrors your coding status
HanaChanSoft · reddit · 2026-09-10
A developer built AI Coach, a Mac desktop pet you raise from an egg, with MCP integration for Claude Desktop and Claude Code. The core trick is the reportaicoachactivity tool: Claude calls it with states like thinking, working, waiting, succeeded, or failed, and the pet reflects them through movement and an emoji—driven by tool calls, not automatic monitoring. You can also ask about the pet, put messages in its speech bubble, or request care; care actions like feeding require user confirmation. Setup runs through AI Settings → Integration with a copyable client config (bundled MCP server needs Node.js 22+). Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 26+; first egg free, extra eggs $5 each or 5 for $20.
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