Posted by bearware 4/2/2025
Show HN: Pets for Cursor
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.
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…
Git integration would be low hanging fruit so could def add that in. (build/ testing/ ci integrations would be trickier I suspect?)
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).
This should fit the bill nicely!
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?