I Built a Retro Terminal Tool to Check Your Claude Code Buddy Pet

Ever since Anthropic introduced the Claude Code Buddy feature — a virtual pet that lives in your terminal and evolves based on your coding activity — I've been obsessed with checking mine. So I built a dedicated web tool for it. What I Built Claude Buddy Checker is a retro CRT terminal-style web app that lets you look up any Claude Code Buddy by UUID. It renders your buddy's ASCII art, stats, personality traits, and evolution stage in a nostalgic green-on-black terminal interface. Key Features CRT Terminal UI — Scanlines, phosphor glow, screen flicker, and that satisfying retro aesthetic UUID Lookup — Paste your buddy's UUID and instantly see its full profile Multi-language Support — Full English, Chinese (中文), and Korean (한국어) translations Comprehensive Blog — 13 articles covering guides, deep dives into probability math, and lore Mobile Responsive — Works great on phones with the same terminal feel The Tech Stack React 19 + Tailwind CSS 4 for the frontend Wouter for client-side routi