RIG Copilot Mode Extension

This extension adds a RIG Copilot Mode in VS Code.

If you are new, start here:

• User guide (easy language): docs/USER_GUIDE.md
• Deployment guide (share with everyone): docs/DEPLOYMENT.md

What it does

• Adds a toggle mode (RIG Copilot Mode: Toggle).
• When enabled (or manually refreshed), it runs:
  • rig_mvp.cli build
  • rig_mvp.cli plan
  • rig_mvp.cli generate --dry-run-apply
  • rig_mvp.cli view
  • rig_mvp.cli workflow-view
• Updates .github/copilot-instructions.md with a generated RIG context block so Copilot can use it in later prompts.
• Adds helpers to open generated HTML views.

Commands

• RIG Copilot Mode: Toggle
• RIG Copilot Mode: Refresh Context Now
• RIG Copilot Mode: Prompt With Context
• RIG Copilot Mode: Open Workflow View
• RIG Copilot Mode: Open RIG View
• RIG Copilot Mode: Setup MCP Config

Settings

• rigCopilotMode.enabled
• rigCopilotMode.pythonPath
• rigCopilotMode.intent
• rigCopilotMode.outputDir

Quick start

1. Install extension dependencies and compile:

• npm install
• npm run compile

2. Press F5 in this extension folder to launch the Extension Development Host.
3. In your target workspace, run RIG Copilot Mode: Toggle.
4. Use RIG Copilot Mode: Prompt With Context to generate a context-prefixed prompt and paste it into Copilot Chat.

MCP server

This extension now ships a local MCP server (out/mcpServer.js) with three tools:

• rig_list_artifacts
• rig_get_context
• rig_refresh_context

Enable MCP for this workspace

1. Compile once in the extension folder:

• npm run compile

2. In the Extension Development Host, run:

• RIG Copilot Mode: Setup MCP Config

3. This creates .vscode/mcp.json in your target workspace with the right command/env wiring.
4. Reload the window so your MCP-capable chat client picks up the new server.

Manual MCP run (optional)

• npm run mcp:start
• Optional args: --workspace F:\\Seminar --output-dir .dist-rig --python F:\\Seminar\\.venv\\Scripts\\python.exe

Deploy this for everyone

You can deploy in two ways:

1. Package .vsix and share file:

• npm run package:vsix

2. Publish on VS Code Marketplace:

• npm run publish:marketplace

Detailed steps: docs/DEPLOYMENT.md