pi-vscode-context

Companion VS Code extension that exposes active editor context and Problems diagnostics to local Pi sessions on demand.

Install

Install pi-vscode-context from the VS Code Marketplace. Then install the Pi package:

pi install npm:pi-vscode-context

Open your project in local desktop VS Code and start Pi with its cwd inside that project. There are no commands or settings to configure.

Privacy and security

• The extension is read-only and never changes editor state.
• Editor contents and diagnostics are returned only after an authenticated Pi tool request.
• It binds only to 127.0.0.1 on a random port.
• Private discovery records contain connection and current workspace metadata, never editor contents or diagnostics.
• Context and diagnostics use absolute file paths so Pi can address files from nested and multi-root working directories.
• Responses are bounded, are not cached, and are not logged.

Any process running as the same OS user can generally access user-owned files and processes. Authentication protects against other users and unauthenticated local or browser requests, not malicious same-user software.

Troubleshooting

• Pi cannot find VS Code: ensure this extension is enabled and reload the VS Code window.
• No active editor: open or focus a file.
• Multiple windows: focus the intended matching workspace before retrying.
• Remote SSH, WSL, Dev Containers, Codespaces, and browser-based VS Code are intentionally unsupported.

Source and license

GitHub · MIT