Plan, approve, and dispatch coding tasks to AI agents — without leaving VS Code.
What this does
⌘⇧A → opens the Command Center chat panel in VS Code
Type a task → Manager agent creates a plan → you approve → Worker agents execute
Sidebar shows live task history and agent activity
Auto-detects your workspace folder as the project context
Prerequisites
The Command Center backend must be running locally:
git clone https://github.com/command-center-dev/command-center.git
cd command-center
just dev # starts backend on :8000
Claude Code CLI must be installed and authenticated:
claude --print --model haiku "ok" # should return a line of text
Quick start
Install this extension from the VS Code Marketplace
Start the backend (just dev)
Press ⌘⇧A (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows/Linux)
Type your task and hit Enter
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
commandCenter.backendUrl
http://localhost:8000
Backend URL (change if using a different port)
commandCenter.autoDetectProject
true
Use current workspace as project context
Keyboard shortcuts
Shortcut
Action
⌘⇧A / Ctrl+Shift+A
Open Command Center chat
Enter
Send message
Shift+Enter
New line in message
Esc
Cancel in-progress request
Status bar
The CC indicator in the bottom-right status bar shows backend availability:
Green pulse → backend online
Orange slash → backend offline (run just dev)
Architecture
The extension talks to the same backend as the web app. It's a thin WebView wrapper — all agent logic lives in the backend. If you already use the web app, the extension gives you the same features from inside VS Code with automatic workspace detection.
