Cheerful little pixel buddies that hop around in your VS Code sidebar. A tiny, zero-config bit of ambient fun that lives in the Explorer.
Unofficial / fan-made. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic.
Features
- A row of pixel-art buddies that hop on their own little schedules, right in the Explorer sidebar.
- Scenes — cycle through backdrops: sunset, ocean, forest, starry night (with a pixel moon), meadow, or none.
- Palettes — recolor the whole crew: default, sunset, ocean, forest, neon, pastel, or mono.
- Focus mode — one click freezes the hopping when you need calm.
- The buddies re-tile to fill however wide you drag the sidebar.
- Respects
prefers-reduced-motion.
Usage
Open the Explorer sidebar and look for the Claude Buddies view. Hover the scene to reveal the little controls in the top-left corner:
- 🖼 cycle scene
- 🎨 cycle color palette
- ⏸ toggle focus mode (freeze / resume)
Your chosen scene, palette, and focus state persist across reloads.
Accessibility
Motion is disabled automatically when your OS has "reduce motion" enabled, and focus mode gives you a manual freeze at any time.
License
MIT. See the bundled LICENSE file.