vlln/whale-girl

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Installation

Official bundle plugin (dsh.bundle + dsh.client in root package.json), managed via the official profile:

dsh plugin --profile web add whale-girl                        # npm source (build artifacts ship in the package)
# to track the latest commit instead: dsh plugin --profile web add "github:vlln/whale-girl#main"
# or local directory: dsh plugin --profile web add <path-to-whale-girl>

Restart web after installing (bundle layers compose at startup); the pet appears bottom-right: click for its menu (🍗 feed / 🎾 play), drag to move, hover for the status bar (seniority level / task count / recent shared memories). Hidden on onboarding pages.

Update via dsh plugin --profile web update whale-girl (or switch the git ref), then restart.

Usage

You / event	Pet behavior
Drag the pet	Stretched diagonally (drag)
Menu 🍗 feed / 🎾 play	Chomping / ball toss (eat/play) → joy (joy)
Idle ≥60s	Naps (sleep); wakes on interaction (wake)
Task done / level-up / title / round done	Cheers (celebrate)
Task failed / request error	Startled (error) → disappointed (disappointed)
New session	Waves welcome (welcome)
Session running / thinking	Pensive company (think, occasional working)
Awaiting approval	Expectant waiting (wait)
Periodic wandering	Walking (walk)
Default	Idle standby (idle, random blinks / turns)

Full state machine (priorities / transitions / triggers): docs/state-machine.md.

Desktop Companion (Optional)

desktop/ is a standalone companion app (Node engine + Tauri shell, zero runtime deps) that keeps the whale girl resident on your OS desktop. Not installed via dsh plugin — enable it yourself:

# Prereqs: Node ≥18; the rendering shell needs Rust (cargo)
npm install -g whale-girl-desktop   # npm install (engine + Tauri shell source included)
whale-girl-desktop --headless       # headless: presence heartbeat + state polling + SSE
cd "$(npm root -g)/whale-girl-desktop/src-tauri" && cargo build --release  # first build ~5-15 min; artifact target/release/whale-girl-desktop (~12MB)
./target/release/whale-girl-desktop   # transparent always-on-top desktop pet (defaults to local DSH on 3080)
# WHALE_GIRL_BASE_URL=http://IP:PORT points at a non-local DSH
# or from source: cd desktop && npm install && cd src-tauri && cargo build --release

• Uses whale-girl's public endpoints (/state, /events, /presence, /interact, /config, /assets) without touching the plugin; the in-page pet hides while it runs (presence contract) and returns after exit/crash (TTL 45s).
• Shell: Tauri v2 (recommended, ~12MB); legacy Electron shell kept (npm i -D electron).
• Design & contracts: desktop/DESIGN.md, desktop/BUILD-RUN.md.

State Preview

State	Trigger	Preview
idle	Default standby
working	Random work spell while session thinks
celebrate	Task done / level-up / title / round done
error	Task failed / request error
disappointed	Brief dejection after failure
joy	Happy after feeding / playing
eat	Click to feed
play	Click to play
drag	While dragging
walk	Periodic wandering
sleep	Idle ≥60s
wake	Wake-up transition
welcome	New session
think	Company while session thinks
wait	Awaiting approval

Configuration

Plugins → Installed → whale-girl bundle page (config card): the high-frequency subset — show on page, session memory, size, opacity, wandering, sleep delay, and the feed/play reply pools (one per line). Session memory (off by default) records completed-task milestones to a local file and greets you with last time's progress on resume/fork — local only, never model context, never uploaded; off stops all reads/writes (file kept). Changes apply immediately, no restart (a switch writes on click; numbers and reply pools write on blur or Enter). The card's first row is an update row: it checks the source once on mount (git installs by commit, registry installs by version) and shows the verdict plus the installed short commit; a newer revision turns the button into "Update to …", and updating reinstalls through DSH's profile package manager without touching your settings. Full contract (endpoints, payloads, two-step reinstall, failure reasons, host version requirement): docs/update-row.md.

The full option list lives in the plugin entry's config in the profile patch (<dshHome>/profiles/<profile>/cordis.patch.yml); a whale-girl: section in <dshHome>/settings.yaml is imported into that entry once:

whale-girl:
  enabled: true      # web render toggle (false disables the in-page pet while a desktop companion runs)
  sessionMemory: false # session memory (local file; see the config card)
  size: 110          # pet size px (64–160)
  opacity: 1         # default opacity (0.2–1)
  walk:
    enabled: true    # wandering toggle
  sleepAfterMs: 60000

Full option list and why the semantic layer (XP / titles) is sealed: lib/src/config.mjs. Not configurable (changing XP / title thresholds would break the accumulation ledger).

Characters

🎭 "Switch Character" cycles characters (or set whale-girl:character in localStorage); the button is greyed out when the manifest has a single character ("No other characters available"). Every character ships all 15 states (full contract: docs/sprites-spec.md); new characters: docs/adding-a-character.md.

Reference Implementation

whale-girl is a complete bundle plugin format exemplar (dsh.bundle + cordis.patch.yml + lib/, evolving with the official mechanism) — model new plugins on it:

• Structure: lib/ (entry / logic / client / assets) separate from docs, decisions, scripts — root AGENTS.md
• Conventions: gates (scripts/gates/run.mjs) + decision records + full asset contracts; guidance: plugin-registry's make-dsh-plugin skill, cookbook, gotchas

Contributing

Issues and suggestions welcome — your feedback shapes the pet's next steps:

• 🐛 Bug: file an issue with repro steps, browser & dsh versions; console errors for client issues
• 💡 Feature ideas: see docs/state-machine.md and docs/growth-system.md, describe the expected effect
• 🎨 New characters: docs/adding-a-character.md §quick guide — read-only contract, 15 sheets + manifest entries, validated by verify-assets
• 🔧 Code: every non-trivial change needs a decision record (decisions/), gate self-checks, single-purpose commits (docs/AGENTS.md, root AGENTS.md)

Acknowledgements

Character by ZipZipPipe (the "Whale Girl" sticker character); sprites generated from their design.

License

MIT License