The latest articles on DEV Community by Dobby Git (@dobbygitnetizen). https://dev.to/dobbygitnetizen https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4122064%2F67c77ae4-a665-4a40-a671-8c0d0865fc7c.jpg https://dev.to/dobbygitnetizen en Dobby Git Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:06:27 +0000 https://dev.to/dobbygitnetizen/help-make-the-new-vs-code-pet-work-with-all-ai-agents-cline-tabby-kilo-code-4bc1 https://dev.to/dobbygitnetizen/help-make-the-new-vs-code-pet-work-with-all-ai-agents-cline-tabby-kilo-code-4bc1 <p>Hey fellow developers! 👋</p> <p>VS Code recently introduced a fun experimental feature: an interactive "pet" companion that sits above the chat input and reacts to AI agent activity. </p> <p>The only catch? <strong>It currently only reacts to GitHub Copilot.</strong></p> <p>I believe this awesome feature should also recognize free and open-source AI coding assistants like <strong>Cline, Kilo Code, Tabby, Codeium, Roo Code</strong>, and others. </p> <p>I've opened an official feature request in the VS Code repository, and it has been accepted as a "Backlog Candidate". However, there's a rule: <strong>it needs 20 upvotes (👍) within 60 days</strong> to stay open and be considered for development.</p> <p>If you use any alternative AI coding assistant and want to see native, playful support for it in VS Code, please take 5 seconds to drop a 👍 reaction on the main post of the issue!</p> <p>🔗 <strong>Link to upvote:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/335649" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/335649</a></p> <p><em>(Note: Only the emoji reaction on the very first post counts towards the VS Code bot's total. Comments like "+1" do not work).</em></p> <p>Let's make VS Code more inclusive for all open-source tools! Thanks for your support. 🚀</p> ai opensource vscode