Show HN: Pets for Cursor

15 comments

·April 2, 2025

I created an extension which adds a custom pet to your editor (Cursor/ VS Code/ Windsurf compatible).

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.

thih9

> 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

These 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

easton

Very cool. I have VSCode pets in my editor, it’s usually minimized but I like knowing clippy is in there jumping around.

upghost

This may have converted me to AI coding.

nobodywasishere

This is just a normal VS Code extension, AI coding not required

upghost

This may have converted me to VS coding.

ofirtwo

Haha I love it!

_puk

Something on my ideas list was some interactive game type thing for when cursor is busy "thinking".

This should fit the bill nicely!

rideontime

Thank you.

mbf

This seems perfect for streaming while vibe coding before an audience like Twitch or maybe sharing screen in a classroom setting.

Why anyone would want to watch vibe coding is beyond me.

hackermanai

This is cool! ...and probably very annoying after a while :P

apgwoz

Clippy? Bonsai Buddy? Is that you?

lagniappe

It's spelled BonziBUDDY

jillyboel

Why...? As if "vibe coding" wasn't useless garbage to begin with...