Nap Chat For VS Code brings a focused AI agent chat experience into your editor. It is designed for planning, building, reviewing, debugging, and iterating on code without leaving VS Code. Learn more in the Nap documentation.
Highlights
Polished Nap Chat interface built for the VS Code sidebar.
Moveable layout that works well in the right Secondary Sidebar.
Streaming assistant responses with Markdown rendering.
Support for formatted answers including headings, lists, bold, italics, code blocks, links, highlights, and strikethrough.
Model picker, approval controls, voice-ready action slot, copy, and response feedback actions.
Theme-aware styling that respects your VS Code color theme.
Getting Started
Install the extension.
Install the Nap CLI with npm i -g @nap-ai/cli.
Open Nap Chat from the Activity Bar and sign in from the auth button.
For a Copilot-style layout, run Nap: Move Chat To Right from the Command Palette and choose Secondary Side Bar.
Describe what you want to build in the chat box.
What You Can Do
Ask Nap to plan a feature.
Generate or revise code.
Debug confusing behavior.
Review implementation details.
Explore project ideas before committing to changes.
Notes
VS Code does not currently expose a stable public API that lets extensions force a custom view into the Secondary Sidebar by default. Nap provides a moveable chat view and a command to help you place it on the right.
