How do I install the Hatch Pet Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/hatch-pet/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

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Hatch Pet

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Hatch a Codex-format animated pet from a concept, image, or hand-drawn sprite atlas, then install it for clawdex (the Claude Code companion overlay) and Codex. Use when a user wants to "hatch a pet", "make a Claude Code pet", "create a clawdex pet", or convert an existing 8x9 sprite sheet into a `pet.json` package. The skill produces a `pet.json` + `spritesheet.webp` pair under `~/.codex/pets/<name>/` (compatible with both clawdex and Codex). Image generation is delegated to whatever the user has on hand — Claude's web tools, MidJourney, hand drawing, or a pre-made atlas.

From the source SKILL.md

Build a [Codex-format](https://github.com/openai/skills/blob/main/skills/.curated/hatch-pet/references/codex-pet-contract.md) animated pet that works in both clawdex and the Codex desktop app. Same atlas, same pet.json, same install path — drop-in compatible.

What this skill does

Hatch Pet is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/hatch-pet/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when a user wants to "hatch a pet", "make a Claude Code pet", "create a clawdex pet", or convert an existing 8x9 sprite sheet into a `pet.json` package.

Who uses this skill

The Hatch Pet Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 69,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hatch-pet
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/hatch-pet/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/hatch-pet/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/hatch-pet/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/hatch-pet/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\hatch-pet\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/openai/skills
Author: openai

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Hatch Pet

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