02/06/2026
π§Έ OpenBuddy β A cute AI desk pet that lets you code with Claude SDK by simply speaking πβ¨
Made by Lee (KC), OpenBuddy turns AI coding into a fun, voice-first experience for kids and beginners β transforming the terminal into a friendly buddy, the file tree into a room, and file types into playful items π
πΉ Built with , with support for both StopWatch and Cardputer
πΉ Voice pipeline: STT β Agent β TTS, powered by ElevenLabs, Qwen, and Claude Code π€
πΉ Features animated desk-pet states, real-time Claude Code hook integration, and a Web dashboard for settings, chat, and file browsing π
πΉ A creative βengineers to their kidsβ project that brings powerful AI tools to curious young minds π‘β€
π Hackster: https://bit.ly/4ehDejt
π GitHub: https://github.com/lennonkc/openbuddy
π Website: https://openbuddy.fun