SludgeVS - Born to consume content, forced to code
SludgeVS is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to provide stimulating content to users that get bored while they code.
🌟 Features
SludgeVS offers a simple, fun feature to help users who need stimulation while coding:
Watch a stimulating video by activating the "HELP ME" command.
Self-hosted video library — playback streams from our own media repo, no YouTube embeds, no ads, nothing that can break out from under you.
🎬 Videos
The built-in library covers all the brain rot bases:
Brain rot memes
Greatest American sports moments
Saved TikToks
Subway Surfers gameplay (1 hour, no commentary)
Relaxing & satisfying ASMR compilation
ASMR slime compilation
Playback is via a native video player — scrub, pause, and jump around like any normal video.
🕹️ Controls
⏮ Previous / ⏭ Next — move through the playlist in order
🔀 Shuffle — jump to a random video
← / → arrow keys work too, and a position counter shows where you are
🚀 Usage
Press Ctrl+Shift+P to open the command palette.
Type "HELP ME" and select the command from the list.
Lock your brain into the project you're working on by consuming content at the same time
🔧 Requirements
There are no special requirements or dependencies for this extension. Videos stream from GitHub — an internet connection is all you need.
⚙️ Extension Settings
sludgevs.videos: an array of video URLs to replace the built-in list. Accepts direct MP4/WebM links, YouTube links/IDs, and Vimeo links/IDs. Leave it empty to use the built-in library.
❗ Known Issues
No known issues at this time.
📝 Release Notes
1.4.0
Videos are now self-hosted and play in a native player — no more YouTube embeds (fixes Error 153).
Added Previous/Next/Shuffle controls, a position counter, and arrow-key navigation.
1.3.x
YouTube embed fixes and refreshed the default video library.
1.2.0
Support YouTube embeds and the sludgevs.videos config setting.
1.1.0
Added a "New video" button to load a new random video.
