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I've created a few ChatGPT dot avatars from an old VSCode plugin that are ready to drop in.

I was a bit pessimistic about proactive agents with cutesy avatars, but after a few days of using ChatGPT dot I'm quite impressed, so I'm planning to double down and build out more avatars.

Somebody actually requested an interactive “desktop version” with features akin to bonzibuddy.

I carry the scars of 90s internet to know better.

This 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?

Ah 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).

I 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?)

A Cursor/ VS Code extension which adds custom pets to your IDE - all original pixel art :)

https://github.com/blairjordan/codachi

I just made it possible for them to appear in the Explorer (and not just in a Panel).