🐧 Penguin Discord® RPC

Rich Discord® presence for VS Code – show what you’re hacking on without exposing sensitive paths.

Features

• Language-specific icons – 100+ mapped out of the box
• Privacy-first – only the language ID, line number and error count leave your machine
• Local socket – trusted apps on your computer can update presence (token-authenticated + HMAC)
• Zero config – works immediately after install; optionally tweak everything

Install

1. Grab the extension from the marketplace ➜ Penguin Discord® RPC
2. Reload VS Code
3. Open Discord® – your status should now show “Editing TypeScript”

Screenshots

(coming soon)

Configuration

Language Icons

Icons are asset keys uploaded to your Discord® application. We ship a base set; add more by:

1. Go to Discord® Developers → Rich Presence → Art Assets
2. Drag the wanted PNG from assets/icons and set Key = file name (without .png)
3. Restart VS Code – done!

Missing one? PR the mapping in src/icon-loader.ts.

Security Model

• Socket created inside VS Code’s private storage directory (700 permissions)
• Every message is HMAC-SHA-256 signed with a per-install token stored in secret state
• Max 4 concurrent connections, 64 kB message limit, automatic stale-socket cleanup

Commands

Bind them to keys or use the Command Palette.

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/yourname/penguin-Discord®-rpc.git
cd penguin-Discord®-rpc
npm install
vsce package          # produces .vsix
code --install-extension penguin-Discord®-rpc-*.vsix

Troubleshooting

License

MIT – feel free to fork, hack, credit appreciated.

"This extension does not mine cryptocurrency, does not download external binaries, and communicates only with the Official Discord® desktop client via the documented Rich Presense API."