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Show HN: Pets for Cursor
I created an extension which adds a custom pet to your editor (Cursor/ VS Code/ Windsurf compatible).
https://github.com/blairjordan/codachi https://github.com/blairjordan/codachi
As you type, your pet hatches, acquires XP and evolves.
A playing card is generated when your pet evolves.
All pixel art is original and hand/ mouse drawn.
- ofirtwo 1y agoHaha I love it!
- hackermanai 1y agoThis is cool! ...and probably very annoying after a while :P
- thih9 1y ago> Your pet will gain XP as you code in either mode. Feature request: the pet gets extra experience in certain situations, e.g.: * when a failing build gets fixed * when a previously red test gets green * when the typing speed is sufficiently high * when a commit is made that removes a lot of code * when a commit is made that increases code coverage * etc…
- TrueGeek 1y agoThese are great ideas. It'd be fun to make virtual pets that only lived / grew through GitHub actions and then were updated in the project readme
- bearware 1y agoI really like these - I have an XP boost/ buff PR in the works which activates when you reach a typing velocity (and adds a cool swirling effect around your character). Git integration would be low hanging fruit so could def add that in. (build/ testing/ ci integrations would be trickier I suspect?)
- _puk 1y agoSomething on my ideas list was some interactive game type thing for when cursor is busy "thinking". This should fit the bill nicely!
- bearware 1y agoThis is a cool idea actually, even for a separate extension. Cursor doesn’t offer an API yet (so I’m not sure how to detect when Cursor itself is “thinking”), but it could be always-on. I recall a site adding Memory Match minigame while a build was running (was it Vercel?), and I couldn’t help playing it every time. Add in tic-tac-toe and a few others and you have yourself a cool extension. Maybe a more constructive game also: a multiple choice quiz about your code to make sure you understand it?
- mbf 1y agoThis seems perfect for streaming while vibe coding before an audience like Twitch or maybe sharing screen in a classroom setting.
- jillyboel 1y agoWhy...? As if "vibe coding" wasn't useless garbage to begin with...
- easton 1y agoVery cool. I have VSCode pets in my editor, it’s usually minimized but I like knowing clippy is in there jumping around.
- apgwoz 1y agoClippy? Bonsai Buddy? Is that you?
- bearware 1y agoSomebody actually requested an interactive “desktop version” with features akin to bonzibuddy. I carry the scars of 90s internet to know better.
- lagniappe 1y agoIt's spelled BonziBUDDY
- apgwoz 1y agoMy mistake. I am sorry that early 2000s memories of Windows malware disguised as virtual friends is failing me.
- rideontime 1y agoThank you.
- upghost 1y agoThis may have converted me to AI coding.
- nobodywasishere 1y agoThis is just a normal VS Code extension, AI coding not required
- upghost 1y agoThis may have converted me to VS coding.
- pure-developer 1y agoThis is pretty awesome!
- rf15 1y agowhat's that japanese? ペジト ( pejito)? why is it not コダチ (kodachi)?
- zx321 1y agoペット？ So it's "petto".
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- eltonlin 1y agoI really love this idea but I'm having such a hard time using it. After hatching the egg with Ctrl + Shift + P, I have no idea how to "type" on that blank panel (I use Cursor). When I open new files, the egg disappears. Frustrating.
- bearware 1y agoAh sorry to hear it’s frustrating - You could switch to the Explorer mode in settings which might be a better option. In panel mode: The panel is treated like another open file tab, so needs to be manually positioned alongside your open code (so that both are visible simultaneously).