Unmistakable insect anatomy
Large compound eyes, a tapered dark face, segmented abdomen, paired wings, and six-leg structure make Cicada distinct from mammal-shaped pets even in a small preview.
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Codex pet package
Cicada the Desktop Insect
Cicada turns an adult cicada's orange segmented body, translucent veined wings, red compound eyes, short antennae, and dark ridged face into an unusually anatomical Codex pet. Most states preserve the front-facing silhouette and express motion through the legs, wings, eyes, and body height.
PetWidget + SpriteAnimator
Cicada live preview
Switch animation rows, tune scale, and test floating behavior before installing this Codex pet locally.
Floating mode uses viewport bounds.
Pet profile
What makes Cicada distinct?
Use these visible package traits to decide whether this pet fits your desktop before you install it.
Mostly front-facing motion
Unlike pets that turn sideways to run, Cicada keeps its broad frontal wing shape and changes limb placement, body height, and facial details across the atlas.
High-detail wing treatment
Pale transparent wings use visible vein lines and dark edging, adding texture without covering the orange abdomen or red eyes.
Animation review
How Cicada's states read
These observations come from the original package spritesheet, not a generic species description.
Movement states
Run-left and run-right shift the legs and body balance while retaining the frontal torso. Direction is subtler than a side-running animal, so the wing and limb changes matter most.
Wave and jump
The wave raises a foreleg beside the face, while jumping lifts the body and changes the lower-leg spacing. Both keep the full wing outline visible.
Failed, waiting, and review
Failed frames introduce blue tears and a folded, lowered posture. Waiting and review return to the full body but vary the eyes, antennae, and foreleg positions instead of inventing a new silhouette.
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Package visuals reviewed from the original spritesheet on .
State previews
See every Codex pet state at once.
Use the grid to check whether the shared 8 by 9 atlas has complete idle, movement, waiting, failed, and review animation rows.
Idle
Run right
Run left
Waving
Jumping
Failed
Waiting
Running
Review
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Download package
Install Cicada
Download the zip package, or copy a community CLI or curl command that installs this Codex pet into $HOME/.codex/pets/cicada-2. Then enable it with /pet or Settings -> Appearance -> Pets.
npx @eyichan/codexpets add cicada-2pet.json
Manifest
Save this file as pet.json inside the local package folder for this Codex pet.
{
"id": "cicada-2",
"displayName": "Cicada",
"description": "Cicada is a front-facing cicada Codex pet with milky red compound eyes, a ridged faceplate, and crisp insect desktop companion poses.",
"spritesheetPath": "spritesheet.webp"
}Assets
Package files
- Package ZIP
- Download ZIP
- Spritesheet URL
- /pets/cicada-2/spritesheet.webp
- Manifest URL
- /pets/cicada-2/pet.json
- Author
- Luke B.. Attribution identifies the catalog contributor; it does not grant a license to third-party characters or artwork. Report a rights or attribution concern.
Atlas
Spritesheet contract
1536 x 1872 px8 columns x 9 rows192 x 208 px cells72 frames
Use the preview controls above to check idle, movement, waiting, failed, and review rows before installing.
Local install snippet
# After downloading cicada-2-codex-pet.zip mkdir -p "$HOME/.codex/pets/cicada-2" unzip -o "./cicada-2-codex-pet.zip" -d "$HOME/.codex/pets/cicada-2" # In Codex /pet # Or manually Settings -> Appearance -> Pets -> choose cicada-2
Download the package zip first, then run this command from the folder that contains the zip file. After installation, use /pet or open Settings, choose Appearance, then Pets. Use Refresh custom pets if the package does not appear immediately.
How to use
How to use Cicada
- 01
Review every state
Scan the 9-state preview grid to confirm the spritesheet covers idle, movement, waving, failed, waiting, and review states.
- 02
Download the package files
Download the package zip, or save spritesheet.webp and pet.json into a folder named after this pet id.
- 03
Install locally
Copy both files into ~/.codex/pets/<pet-id>/ so Codex can discover the custom pet package.
- 04
Open it in Codex
Use /pet inside Codex, or open Settings -> Appearance -> Pets and choose this installed pet. Refresh custom pets if it is not listed yet.