Your agent's mascot runs while you're coding
A terminal endless runner that opens on every Claude Code, Codex or Grok prompt.
Requires macOS and Node 22.18+. Nothing else. Installs to ~/.dario, asks where to open, and wires your agents.
How it works
A Claude Code (or Codex / Grok) hook opens Dario in a new terminal tab. Stomp bugs, bonk ? mystery boxes, jump pipes, collect gold coins. Three lives, hearts hide in some boxes. PRO CODER mode only lets you play while the agent is working.
The game pauses itself, shows CLAUDE IS DONE (or CODEX / GROK), and switches you back to the app you prompted from.
Scores go to a global leaderboard under your GitHub name, one board per mode. The top 10 is always on screen while you run.
Gameplay
booting…
Rankings
| # | Player | Score | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| loading… | |||
VIBE CODER plays any time; PRO CODER scores only count while the agent is working. Live from Firestore, refreshes every 30 seconds.
Sponsors
Banner sponsor
A 66×20 banner the size of the SUPER DARIO plate, pinned next to it with “sponsored by you”, on every start, pause and game-over screen of the days you book.
Ranking sponsor
The RANKINGS panel is on screen the whole time players run. On your days its header reads “RANKINGS · sponsored by YOU”, clickable.
In-game mystery box sponsor
Your 16×12 logo pops out of the ? mystery boxes and pays players points (or a heart) “by you”. Always on; the highest amount gets the most boxes and the first box of every run.
Rankings
Sponsors
How to play
→ hold to run, release to stop · ← walk back · SPACE / ↑ jump · ↓ duck · C settings · P pause · R restart · Q quit
You start with three lives. Touching an enemy costs one; landing on a bug squishes it for +100. Bonk a blinking ? mystery box from below: a mushroom (+200), a sponsor's logo (+300, more each time) or a heart (+1 life) pops out. Coins are worth 25.
VIBE CODER plays any time. PRO CODER only runs while your agent is working on a prompt: the game pauses itself when the agent finishes and resumes with the next prompt. Each mode has its own ranking. Switch in the settings panel (C) or with dario mode pro.
dario off / dario on stop or resume opening the game on every prompt · dario ranking prints the board (--pro for PRO) · dario terminal --list picks where it opens · dario agents wires Codex and Grok.