Meet Blobby, the VS Code Pet

Name: Meet Blobby, the VS Code Pet
Uploaded: 2026-10-07T14:00:26+00:00
Description: Visual Studio Code introduces “Blobby” as the new VS Code Pet and shows how to enable it from GitHub Copilot Chat using the /vscode-pet command.

Today by Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code introduces “Blobby” as the new VS Code Pet and shares how to bring it into your editor.

Overview

VS Code announces the community-chosen name for its new coding companion: Blobby.
To use the VS Code Pet, open GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code and run the slash command:

text /vscode-pet

The post also notes that contest winners will be contacted directly with next steps.

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