Homiedex entry · No. 007 · character

Aretha

A tiny queen of soul resting her chin on her hand, exuding grace.

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1. Install

Drops the pet pack into ~/.codex/pets/aretha/

$npx homiedex install aretha

2. Activate in Codex

Open Codex → Settings → Appearance → Pets.
Find Aretha under Custom pets and click Select.
Use /pet inside Codex to wake the homie or tuck them away.

Or download manuallyShow

Unzips into a aretha/ folder containing pet.json + spritesheet.webp. Move it to ~/.codex/pets/aretha/

Need just one file?

pet.json spritesheet.webp

Hatch your own Aretha

Copy this /hatch prompt and paste it into Codex CLI chat with the hatch-pet skill installed. Then grab the reference photo below and drop it into the same chat. Codex generates the full sprite on your model credits.

/hatch Aretha — A tiny queen of soul resting her chin on her hand, exuding grace.

Visual reference: elegant white lace dress with intricate patterns, styled short dark hair with soft curls, wearing a sparkling bracelet, soft smile with bright eyes.

Unique traits: idle: gentle chin-resting pose with a soft smile; wave: waves graciously with a hand over her heart; jump: a joyful twirl with a flowing dress; review: leans in with a warm, inviting expression.

Style: 192×208 chibi pixel art, classic Pokemon DS sprite, transparent background, big head small body, clean readable silhouette. Retain Aretha's iconic visual identifiers from the reference above.
Vibes: heroic, wholesome

Save as ~/.codex/pets/aretha/ (pet.json + spritesheet.webp).

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Reference photos

Pre-baked for the Codex /hatch flow. Copy an image to your clipboard, switch to Codex chat, paste it alongside your /hatch prompt.

Reference photos sourced from Wikipedia and Fandom. Wikipedia photos are typically CC-BY-SA; Fandom photos are used as visual research only. Homiedex chibi sprites are derivative artwork — these images are not redistributed as part of the published artwork.