Buddy species/description mismatch after account email change
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 2, 2026 by yong-opus Closed Apr 5, 2026
Description
After changing my Claude Code account email (due to a team change), the /buddy companion's species and rarity changed (turtle → goose, uncommon → common), but the name ("Shingle") and description remained from the old buddy — still referencing "turtle."
Steps to reproduce
- Have an existing
/buddy(e.g., an uncommon turtle named "Shingle") - Change account email (e.g., due to team change)
- Run
/buddy
Expected behavior
All buddy fields (species, rarity, name, description, stats) should be consistent — either fully preserved from the old account or fully regenerated for the new one.
Actual behavior
- Species: changed (turtle → goose) ✅ regenerated
- Rarity: changed (uncommon → common) ✅ regenerated
- Name: unchanged ("Shingle") ❌ stale
- Description: unchanged ("A jittery turtle...") ❌ stale — still references the old species
Screenshot
The buddy card shows "GOOSE" as the species but the description says "A jittery turtle with preternatural debugging instincts..."
Environment
- Claude Code CLI
- macOS
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