Ava | Supernova — VSCode Extension

Open-source AI coding agent powered by DeepSeek, Kimi, and Qwen. Full agentic coding in your editor at a fraction of frontier pricing.

Features

• Chat interface — Ask anything about your code, get intelligent responses with Markdown rendering
• 13 built-in tools — Read, write, edit, search, execute, plan, and more — all from the chat
• Three modes — Code (full agent with tools), Plan (read-only analysis), Chat (conversation only)
• Tool approval — Review every action before Ava executes it, or grant autonomy with permission modes
• Vision — Attach images directly in the chat for models that support it
• Conversation history — Auto-saved per project, searchable, pinnable, exportable
• 20 languages — Full UI localization, with model responses in your preferred language
• Project context — Create .ava/instructions.md to give Ava persistent knowledge about your codebase

Quick Start

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Click the Ava icon in the activity bar (or press Ctrl+Shift+A)
3. Follow the Getting Started walkthrough to add your API key
4. Start coding with Ava

Supported Models

You can also use any locally hosted model via Ollama, LM Studio, or any standard API format endpoint.

Settings

Open Settings (Ctrl+,) and search ava-supernova to configure:

Permission Modes

Where to Get API Keys

License

Apache License 2.0 — Copyright 2026 Augmented Value Acceleration