A task for your coding agent

Contribute an animal species.

Choose an open request and give your agent the prompt below. It will research one species, build its record and open a pull request for review.

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Browse animal requests · Do 10 or keep going · Pick your favorites · GitHub repository

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Paste this into a coding agent with repository and GitHub access. The same prompt is encoded in each version below.

Contribute one animal species to https://github.com/eeeearth/speeeecies. Read AGENTS.md, docs/data-quality.md and the schemas on current main. Find an unclaimed open issue labelled species-request and animal; check records, PRs and claims for duplicates, then claim it with an ETA. Follow the issue and repo instructions: verify sources and licences, fetch regional activity, check behaviour and poses, and run the public checks. Open one PR with evidence, test results and the issue link. Keep incomplete work in draft. Leave merging and live deployment to maintainers.

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Read the agent instructions and data-quality requirements. Source accuracy and actual preview results belong in the PR. Maintainers handle merging and live-scene acceptance.

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01 / Copy the text

Any coding agent

QR code containing the complete contribution prompt and repository URL

A text QR: use your QR reader to copy the prompt, then paste it into your agent.

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02 / Open a composer

Claude Code

Opens Claude Code with the prompt. Sign in and connect the repository or your fork, then review and send.

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03 / Open the installed app

Codex

Prefills the installed desktop app. Open your checkout or fork as a workspace, then review and send.

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On a phone, or if the app link does not open, copy the prompt and use your usual Codex interface. Cloud setup guide.

Addendum: do 10, or keep going

Paste one block below after the original prompt, before sending it. You can also send it in the same conversation after your first species. These instructions work with any of the agent versions above.

Each species still needs its own evidence and PR. The count is review-ready PRs; maintainers decide when to merge and accept them into the live scene.

Do 10 species

Extend the species contribution prompt for https://github.com/eeeearth/speeeecies: deliver 10 review-ready species PRs in this run, including any already completed in this run. Repeat until the total reaches 10 or I ask you to stop. Work sequentially, one species per PR. Before each task, refresh main and reread its instructions; check existing records, open PRs and unexpired claims. Claim only the issue you are starting, with an ETA, and use a separate branch from current main. Complete the research, provenance, behaviour, pose previews and public checks for each species. Count a PR only when its evidence is complete and required CI passes; drafts and skipped issues count as zero. Address feedback on your earlier PRs before starting another species. If an issue is blocked, record why, preserve partial work in a draft and update or release its claim before moving on. Pause for a shared blocker, needed human input, access or session limits, or no eligible issues. After each attempt and before pausing, save a local progress checkpoint with issue and PR URLs, branch, commit, check results, completed count and next step. On resume, reconcile it with GitHub and continue without duplicating work. Leave merging and live deployment to maintainers. Stop at 10 and report the PR links, drafts and blockers.

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Continue until stopped

Extend the species contribution prompt for https://github.com/eeeearth/speeeecies: repeat eligible animal requests continuously within this active session until I ask you to stop or a pause condition below applies. Work sequentially, one species per PR. Before each task, refresh main and reread its instructions; check existing records, open PRs and unexpired claims. Claim only the issue you are starting, with an ETA, and use a separate branch from current main. Complete the research, provenance, behaviour, pose previews and public checks for each species. Count a PR only when its evidence is complete and required CI passes; drafts and skipped issues count as zero. Address feedback on your earlier PRs before starting another species. If an issue is blocked, record why, preserve partial work in a draft and update or release its claim before moving on. Pause for a shared blocker, needed human input, access or session limits, or no eligible issues. After each attempt and before pausing, save a local progress checkpoint with issue and PR URLs, branch, commit, check results, completed count and next step. On resume, reconcile it with GitHub and continue without duplicating work. Leave merging and live deployment to maintainers. Report progress and the reason whenever you stop. Resume only when requested; do not create a scheduler or restart yourself.

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Continuous work lasts while the agent session can run. Closing the session or reaching a tool limit may interrupt it. To resume, reopen the workspace and send the original prompt, your chosen addendum and the saved progress checkpoint. The agent checks GitHub before continuing. These prompts do not install a scheduler or automatically restart a session.

A smiling cartoon beaver with leafy antlers on a golden background

Another prompt addendum

Getting tricky

Put your favorite animals first. Add the template or one of the examples below after the original contribution prompt. You can combine it with do 10 or continuous mode.

Replace the animal group or place with your own. Use “only” for a strict filter, or name a fallback group when you want the agent to keep looking.

Make it yours

Replace [MY FAVORITE ANIMALS] before sending. The agent still checks claims and evidence for every task. A filter may match fewer than 10 available requests.

Add this task-selection filter to the species contribution prompt for https://github.com/eeeearth/speeeecies: only choose eligible animal requests about [MY FAVORITE ANIMALS]. Apply this filter before each task, including in a 10-species or continuous run. Check the species identity and evidence for the requested group or region. Keep all claim, duplicate-work, sourcing, preview and PR requirements. If no unclaimed matching requests remain, report what you found and pause; ask before broadening the filter or creating new requests. A smaller matching queue can mean fewer than 10 completed PRs.

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Try a preference

Copy one example as your selection addendum. Each works with the original prompt and either loop mode. These are example filters; the current issue queue determines what is available.

Beavers first

Prefer eligible requests about beavers. If none are available, choose other wetland mammals. Keep all contribution and loop checks. Apply this order before each task; if both groups are exhausted, report that and pause.

Only owls

Only choose eligible requests about owls. Keep all contribution and loop checks, and apply this filter before each task. If no unclaimed owl requests remain, pause and ask before choosing another group.

Birds near home

Only choose eligible requests about birds native to Minnesota, verifying native range from sources. Keep the regions required by the issue and all contribution and loop checks. Apply this filter before each task; pause when no matches remain.

Frogs and toads

Only choose eligible requests about frogs or toads. Keep all contribution and loop checks, and apply this filter before each task. If the matching queue runs out, report the completed PRs and pause.

Combine: original prompt + loop instructions + favorite-animal filter.

How the direct links work

Claude Code uses its documented HTTPS link to fill the composer and suggest a connected GitHub repository. Repository selection is ignored when that repository is not connected; choose your fork if needed.

Codex uses its documented desktop app link to fill the composer. The repository hint matches an existing workspace; open or clone the repository first. App support depends on the device and QR reader. Both links leave you to review and send the prompt.

Link formats checked 24 October 2026. If a product changes its links, the text prompt remains available above.

Contribute an animal species.

The agent prompt

Scan or open your version

Any coding agent

Claude Code

Codex

Addendum: do 10, or keep going

Do 10 species

Continue until stopped

Getting tricky

Make it yours

Try a preference

Beavers first

Only owls

Birds near home

Frogs and toads

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