Autoplans Code Agent for VS Code — AI Coding Agent
An AI coding agent inside VS Code. Open agent sessions as editor tabs —
several at once, split side by side — describe what to build, and watch the
agent plan, code and verify. Connected to
autoplans.dev, it keeps a real task backlog in sync
while it works: tasks move to in_progress when it starts them and
completed, with a comment saying what was verified, when it finishes.
Highlights
- 🤖 Agent sessions as tabs — click the ✨ sparkle in the editor title
bar; each session is a tab you can split, float into its own window, or
keep alongside your code.
- 📂 Opens on your folder — the workspace you have open is registered as
a project automatically, existing sessions included.
- 🔐 One browser sign-in — no API key to copy: the editor opens
autoplans.dev, you approve, done.
- 🧠 Your models — free endpoints, your existing AI subscriptions, or
local models; an auto router picks by cost and measured speed.
- 📋 A backlog that stays true — plan a goal into tasks with priorities
and dependencies, then let the agent work them; status updates are part of
the work, not an afterthought.
- 🗔 Same interface everywhere — this is the identical UI the
Autoplans desktop app runs, so nothing
to relearn.
Getting started
- Install this extension.
- Install the agent once:
npm install -g autoplans-agent (the panel offers
this when it is missing). Node 20+.
- Click Sign in with browser when prompted — or run
Autoplans Agent: Sign in with Browser any time.
- Click the ✨ sparkle in the editor title bar and describe what to build.
Commands
| Command |
Does |
Autoplans Agent: New Agent Session |
A fresh session in a new tab (✨) |
Autoplans Agent: Open Agent Session |
Focus the last session, or start one |
Autoplans Agent: Open Agent in New Window |
Float a session into its own window |
Autoplans Agent: Sign in with Browser |
Connect your autoplans.dev account |
Autoplans Agent: Restart the Coding Agent |
Stop the runtime; next session restarts it |
Autoplans Agent: Show the Agent Log |
The runtime's output channel |
Looking for more than the agent?
The full Autoplans extension
adds the projects & tasks sidebar, the visual task map, and GitHub Copilot
chat tools — same account, same backlog. Autoplans is also a
web dashboard, a
desktop app, a
CLI, an
Obsidian plugin, and
MCP tools for any client.
📚 Documentation ·
🚀 Quickstart
Privacy & security
Your API key lives in VS Code's SecretStorage. The agent runs locally; its
loopback credentials stay in the extension host and never reach a webview.
Sign-in is a browser round-trip with a checked state parameter.
