{"version":"2.1.97","anchor":"buddy-companion-feature-removed","canonical_anchor":"buddy-companion-feature-removed","heading":"Buddy\/Companion Feature Removed","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.97\/e\/buddy-companion-feature-removed","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.97","markdown":"### Buddy\/Companion Feature Removed\n\nThe entire Buddy\/Companion system has been removed from Claude Code. This includes:\n\n- The `\/buddy` command and companion creature generation\n- ASCII art companion display with species, hats, eyes, and rarity tiers\n- The companion reaction system that watched conversations and commented in speech bubbles\n- The companion mute\/unmute toggle in the footer\n- The `companion_intro` dynamic section in system prompts\n- The buddy teaser notification (\"Hatch a coding buddy\") that prompted users to try `\/buddy`\n- The LLM-powered companion personality generation using Claude API\n- The \"Voice mode is now available\" static footer notice (replaced by a tip \u2014 see below)\n\n**Evidence**\n\nRemoved functions include `hn8` (buddy_react API), `eE_` (creature generation), `w34` (companion_intro), `tcK` (conversation watcher) \u2014 search for `\"buddy_react\"` in v2.1.96 only"}