Choose a rights-clear reference
Your own pet or original character is the cleanest route. For a person, get explicit creation and sharing consent.
Codex pet maker
Turn someone you love into the build companion you actually notice.
Start with your dog, cat, a consented portrait or an original character. Generate the nine required actions with Codex, inspect the atlas locally, then create an official-compatible install link—without uploading the private file to CodexSkin.
9 standard action rowsLocal sprite inspectionOfficial codex:// install link
Pick the emotional hook
A personal story travels farther than another mascot directory.
Choose a starting brief. Codex will ask for the missing reference, name and rights before creating anything. The share caption stays editable and never claims the pet was made faster than it was.
DOG / 01
My dog joined bug duty
Use photos you took or have permission to transform and share.
Private atlas QA + official link
Inspect all nine actions before you install.
Choose the matching atlas version, validate dimensions, format and transparency locally, then preview each standard action from the real sprite sheet.
Choose a local atlas to run browser-only checks.
Your validated pet will appear here.Reduced-motion mode freezes the first frame. Extra v2 look-direction rows are validated by size but are not represented by these nine standard state tabs.
Check current availability and the documented upload contract in the official Codex Pets guide.
The honest production path
Three clicks can start it. Nine actions still need real review.
The viral post is the doorway, not the manufacturing standard. A pet people keep needs stable identity, readable states and a reversible install.
Hatch nine separate actions
Use Codex's bundled pet workflow. Do not stretch one pose across idle, waiting, failed and review.
Validate and watch the atlas
Check the exact grid, alpha channel, edges, direction, baseline and state meaning before installing.
Host, install and tell the story
Put only the finished image on an HTTPS URL you control, install it, then post the personal before-and-after story.
Permission boundary
A pet is status animation, not a secret agent.
Keep visual data, behavior and business claims in separate boxes. That makes the download inspectable and the marketing believable.
Pet package
pet.json plus a transparent sprite atlas. No JavaScript, shell command, API key or model setting.
Task behavior
Running, waiting, ready and failed states reflect status. The pet does not change the task or read your conversation.
Build level
Any level or certificate is a local CodexSkin feedback mechanic, never an OpenAI or professional credential.
Explore, do not mirror
Use established libraries for discovery. Use CodexSkin for the personal creation funnel.
These independent projects already solve broad browsing well. We link to them instead of copying user artwork, counts or licenses into another stale database.
Codex Pets
Large searchable community gallery with versions, tags and engagement signals.
Discovery needs filters and visible validation data.Visit projectAwesome Codex Pet
Curated bilingual collection with action previews and a GitHub-native contribution path.
Every action deserves a preview; attribution belongs next to the asset.Visit projectPetdex
Large catalog with collections, creators, install tooling and public artifacts.
Installation should be explicit, inspectable and separate from discovery.Visit project$4.99 Pet Hatch Playbook
Buy the checklist, not a mystery executable.
A bilingual download for turning a personal reference into a reviewable Codex pet and a publishable story.
- Nine-state storyboard and QA sheet
- v1/v2 atlas map and safe pet.json example
- Rights, consent and publishing checklist
- Editable launch captions for pets and original characters
Pet maker FAQ
The details that prevent a viral demo becoming a support problem.
Can CodexSkin turn one photo into a finished pet by itself?
No. CodexSkin prepares the brief, validates the finished atlas and previews its states. Codex's pet workflow performs creation; visual QA still requires judgment.
Does the local atlas upload to CodexSkin?
No. File decoding, dimension checks, alpha inspection and state preview run in the browser. You provide a separate HTTPS URL only when you choose to install.
Why not copy thousands of pets into this site?
Existing catalogs already do that well. Mirroring would add stale metadata, licensing risk and moderation cost without improving the personal creation journey.
Can I sell a celebrity or anime pet?
A disclaimer does not grant commercial rights. Use original work, your own pet, or assets with explicit permission covering transformation and redistribution.