Nowax Code

Run the Nowax coding agent beside your code in Visual Studio Code. Open a project, sign in through the CLI, and work with your files and terminal using your Nowax account.

Get started

Install this extension, open a trusted project folder, and choose Nowax: Open Nowax from the Command Palette. If the coding engine is missing, click Install Nowax. The extension downloads and verifies the official native release, then opens your coding session. You do not need npm or a separate CLI installation.

Automatic setup supports Windows x64 and glibc Linux x64. In a Remote SSH window, the engine is installed on the remote host. Other CLI platforms are not published yet. If you already installed the CLI, the extension can use it. Set nowax.executablePath to use a custom installation.

Sign in when Nowax opens. Your existing account handles model selection, approvals, free allowances, and wallet billing. No separate model subscription or API key is required.

Commands

• Open Nowax: open or focus a session for the current project.
• Open New Session: open another Nowax terminal.
• Add File or Selection: add the current file or selected line range to the agent prompt. Available in the editor and Explorer context menus. It does not submit the prompt.
• Check Installation: locate the CLI. Set nowax.executablePath if it is installed outside PATH.
• Set Up or Update: download and verify the coding engine automatically after your approval.

Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+Alt+N to open Nowax and Ctrl+Alt+K to attach code (Cmd+Alt on macOS). CLI platform availability is listed on the installation page.

Workspace and privacy

The extension runs the installed CLI in the selected workspace folder. Multiple workspace folders are supported. It launches nothing in an untrusted workspace. File references are appended over an authenticated loopback connection; selecting code never pastes it into a shell. The CLI retains its own approval rules and account credentials. Relevant code context may be sent through Nowax to its model providers when you submit a prompt. The extension adds no telemetry.

Support

Contact hello@nowax.co.zw. This first release provides a terminal-based editor integration; it does not add a separate graphical chat sidebar.

License

MIT. Adapted from the MIT-licensed OpenCode VS Code extension; the original copyright notice is retained in LICENSE.