G1 Editor - AI Coding Agent for VS Code

🚀 MCP-Native AI Code Editor with autonomous agents, inline completions, and multi-file editing.

Features

💬 AI Chat Panel

• Natural language conversations about your code
• Context-aware responses using your workspace
• Streaming responses for real-time feedback

🤖 Autonomous Agent

• Set a goal and let G1 work autonomously
• Multi-step reasoning with tool use
• Approval gates for sensitive operations
• Run history tracking

✨ Inline Completions

• Copilot-style code suggestions
• Context-aware completions
• Works with any language

🔧 Built-in Tools

• File Operations: Read, write, search files
• Git Integration: Status, diff, blame
• Language Services: Diagnostics, references, definitions
• Terminal: Run commands directly

🔌 MCP Server Support

• Connect external MCP servers
• Extend functionality with custom tools
• Configure via settings

Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick Start

1. Set API Key: Open Settings (Ctrl+,) and search for g1.apiKey
2. Open Chat: Press Ctrl+L to open the AI chat panel
3. Ask Anything: Type your question or request

Commands

• G1: Open AI Chat - Open the chat panel
• G1: Edit Selection with AI - Edit selected code with AI
• G1: Explain Code - Get explanation of selected code
• G1: Generate Tests - Generate unit tests
• G1: Fix All Errors - Fix all errors in current file
• G1: Run Autonomous Agent - Start an autonomous coding task
• G1: Stop Agent - Stop the running agent
• G1: Configure MCP Servers - Open MCP configuration
• G1: Show Available Tools - List all available tools

Configuration

{
  // Anthropic API key
  "g1.apiKey": "sk-ant-...",
  
  // AI model to use
  "g1.model": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
  
  // Maximum agent iterations
  "g1.maxIterations": 25,
  
  // Enable inline completions
  "g1.enableInlineCompletions": true,
  
  // Tools that don't require approval
  "g1.autoApprove": [
    "read_file",
    "list_directory",
    "search_files"
  ],
  
  // MCP server configurations
  "g1.mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "filesystem",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "${workspaceFolder}"]
    }
  ]
}

MCP Server Configuration

Add external MCP servers to extend G1's capabilities:

"g1.mcpServers": [
  {
    "name": "github",
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-token"
    }
  },
  {
    "name": "postgres",
    "command": "npx", 
    "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://..."]
  }
]

Built-in Tools

Requirements

• VS Code 1.85.0 or higher
• Anthropic API key (get one at console.anthropic.com)

License

MIT

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