The Puppet

Your cursor moves like someone is still in the room — even when you are not.

The Puppet is a VS Code extension that drives the real OS mouse pointer with small, human-like motion.

Default shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P (Windows/Linux) · Cmd+Shift+Alt+P (macOS). Rebind via Keyboard Shortcuts (The Puppet: Toggle).

Click the status bar icon to toggle. Double-click for settings.

Features

Keyboard shortcut — Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P / Cmd+Shift+Alt+P to toggle.
Subtle status bar icon — minimal finger-puppet glyph; filled when active, outline when idle.
Premium settings panel — double-click the status bar to tune timing and movement.
Ultra-realistic motion — WindMouse paths, minimum-jerk timing, tremor, and relative hardware-style deltas (IO-style input).
Application switching — optionally Alt+Tab / Cmd+Tab among selected apps while Puppet is on. Enable/disable via settings checkbox or The Puppet: Toggle Window Switch command.

Setting	Default	Description
`puppet.minIntervalMs`	`1500`	Minimum delay between movements (ms).
`puppet.maxIntervalMs`	`4000`	Maximum delay between movements (ms).
`puppet.smallMoveMaxPx`	`12`	Max distance for micro/small moves.
`puppet.largeMoveMaxPx`	`50`	Max distance for large reposition moves.
`puppet.movementRealism`	`ultra`	`ultra` (physics paths) or `classic` (original jiggle).
`puppet.appSwitchEnabled`	`false`	Enable/disable window switching (Alt+Tab / Cmd+Tab).
`puppet.appSwitchApps`	`[]`	App or window name substrings to switch between.
`puppet.appSwitchMinIntervalMs`	`45000`	Min delay between app switches (ms).
`puppet.appSwitchMaxIntervalMs`	`180000`	Max delay between app switches (ms).

Default shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P (Windows/Linux) · Cmd+Shift+Alt+P (macOS). Customize in Keyboard Shortcuts.

Note: App switching sends real OS keystrokes. Avoid enabling it during gaming or sensitive input.

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