Codachi brings cute, animated monster pets to your workspace.
Watch them hatch from eggs, run around while you code, and evolve as they gain experience from your coding activity.
- Hatch random pets with original designs and animations.
- Gain XP by writing more code.
- When enough XP is gained, your monster will level up!
- Choose between Panel mode or Explorer mode to display your pet.
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl + Shift + P), paste the following command, and press Enter.
Codachi: Show Panel
This will show the Codachi panel. Your pet will wander around here.
To use Explorer mode instead, run:
Codachi: Open Explorer View
Your pet will now appear in the Explorer panel. This keeps your pet visible while you work.
To spawn a new pet, hit Ctrl + Shift + P, paste the following command, and press Enter:
Codachi: New Pet
Your pet will appear (inside an egg). Start typing to hatch your pet.
Your pet will gain XP as you code in either mode.
You can switch between Panel and Explorer modes in two ways:
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Via Settings:
- Open VS Code Settings (
Ctrl+,) - Search for "codachi.position"
- Select either "panel" or "explorer"
- Open VS Code Settings (
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Via Commands:
- Use
Codachi: Show Panelto switch to Panel mode - Use
Codachi: Open Explorer Viewto switch to Explorer mode
- Use
By default, the XP bar is hidden. To enable it:
- Open VS Code Settings (
Ctrl+,) - Search for
codachi.showXP - Check the box to enable the XP bar
The XP counter will appear in the top left corner of your Codachi view, showing your current XP and the total XP needed to reach the next level.