Editor status bar — VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf
One quiet status bar item that puts your local matcher's output where you'll actually see it:
💬 2 unread · ✉ 1 intro · ✦ 25 roles
- ✦ roles — curated role matches from your latest local refresh
- ✉ intros — inbound intro requests waiting on your yes/no
- 💬 unread — messages from developers you've connected with
- Hover for your top matches as clickable links; click for a three-item
menu (open dashboard, run
th inboxin a terminal, hide until restart)
Install
- VS Code: Terminalhire — Jobs from your commits
(publisher Staqs), or
code --install-extension staqs.terminalhire-status - Cursor / Windsurf: search "Terminalhire" in the extensions panel (served from Open VSX)
Requires the terminalhire CLI — the extension renders the CLI's local cache; the item deep-links to the installer if the CLI isn't set up.
The opposite of ads in your editor
Editor real estate keeps getting sold. This item is status for a tool you run, not a sponsored slot — and it's built to be provably boring:
- Zero network. The extension makes no network calls of any kind. The only outbound action is opening a link in your browser when you click one.
- Read-only. It renders
~/.terminalhire/index-cache.json; the CLI is the sole writer. Your profile never leaves your machine. - One statusbar item. No popups, no notifications, no webviews, no self-update, and it never touches other extensions or editor files.
Versioning
The extension versions independently of the CLI. It reads a versioned cache format and tells you (quietly) if your CLI is too old or too new — the pair never guesses.