VT Code

VT Code is an AI coding assistant available for your favorite IDEs. This repository contains the Visual Studio Code extension, providing deep integration with VT Code, a Rust-based terminal coding agent with semantic code intelligence.

Download VT Code Extension for your IDE

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For installation instructions and download links for other IDEs, visit our IDE Downloads page.

Features

• AI Coding Assistant: Access the VT Code agent directly from VS Code
• Quick Actions: Easily send questions and get responses without leaving your editor
• Code Analysis: Analyze your workspace with semantic code intelligence
• Configuration Management: Edit your vtcode.toml configuration files with syntax highlighting
• Context Awareness: Leverages Tree-sitter for deep code understanding with enhanced regex search
• Multi-Provider AI: Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, and more
• Security First: Built-in safeguards with human-in-the-loop controls

Prerequisites

Before using this extension, you need to have the VT Code CLI installed:

# Install with Cargo (recommended)
cargo install vtcode

# Or with Homebrew
brew install vtcode

# Or with NPM
npm install -g vtcode-ai

Quick Start

1. Install the VT Code CLI using one of the methods above
2. Install this extension from the VS Code Marketplace
3. Open a workspace containing a vtcode.toml file
4. Access VT Code features through:
   • The Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P or Ctrl+Shift+P)
   • The VT Code Quick Actions view in the Explorer
   • Right-click context menu on selected code
   • Status bar icon

Commands

The extension contributes the following commands:

• VT Code: Open Quick Actions - Access the quick actions panel
• VT Code: Ask the Agent - Send a question to the VT Code agent
• VT Code: Ask About Selection - Ask about highlighted code
• VT Code: Launch Agent Terminal - Open an integrated terminal session running vtcode chat
• VT Code: Analyze Workspace - Run vtcode analyze on your workspace
• VT Code: Open Configuration - Edit your vtcode.toml configuration file
• VT Code: Open Documentation - Access VT Code documentation
• VT Code: Toggle Human-in-the-Loop - Control human approval for sensitive operations
• And more...

Configuration

The extension contributes the following settings:

• vtcode.commandPath: Path to the VT Code executable (default: vtcode)

For comprehensive VT Code configuration options, see the configuration documentation. You can also use the example configuration files provided:

• vtcode.toml - Basic configuration example
• vtcode.toml.example - Comprehensive configuration with all options

Requirements

• VS Code version 1.87.0 or higher
• VT Code now supports placing the VT Code view container in VS Code's Secondary Side Bar (VS Code 1.106+). You can move the VT Code container from the activity bar to the secondary side bar via drag-and-drop or through the context menus in the UI.
• VT Code CLI installed and accessible in your PATH

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see the main VT Code repository for contribution guidelines.

Development

For development instructions, see DEVELOPMENT.md.

Releasing

To release a new version of the extension:

# Patch release (0.1.1 -> 0.1.2)
./release.sh patch

# Minor release (0.1.1 -> 0.2.0)
./release.sh minor

# Major release (0.1.1 -> 1.0.0)
./release.sh major

The release script automates version bumping, building, packaging, and publishing to both VSCode Marketplace and Open VSX Registry. See RELEASE.md for details.

Support

If you find VT Code useful, please consider supporting the project by visiting BuyMeACoffee.

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.