Releap for VS Code

Bring your Releap working queue, Lens Q&A, MCP setup, and local acceptance checks into VS Code.

Releap helps engineering teams understand codebases, plan implementation work, verify acceptance criteria, and collaborate with coding agents. The VS Code extension keeps that workflow close to the code you are editing.

What You Can Do

• View your personal Releap working queue in the VS Code sidebar.
• Add Releap tickets to your queue without leaving the editor.
• Open ticket details in Releap web.
• Ask Lens about the current codebase, active file, or selected code.
• Use @releap in VS Code Chat for native Releap chat commands.
• Copy ticket handoff prompts for Codex, Claude, Copilot, Releap Code Chat, or any agent.
• Run local acceptance checks for queued tickets.
• Queue Releap Code branch work from a ticket.
• Copy MCP setup for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or another MCP client.
• See Releap workspace and AI usage status in the VS Code status bar.

Getting Started

1. Install the extension.
2. Run Releap: Sign in from the Command Palette.
3. Complete the browser OAuth flow.
4. Open the Releap activity bar item.
5. Use Add a ticket to choose work for your queue.

The extension opens a Releap Dashboard the first time it starts. You can reopen it any time with Releap: Open Dashboard.

Everyday Workflow

Start from a ticket:

1. Open the Releap sidebar.
2. Add a ticket to your working queue.
3. Open the ticket details or referenced files.
4. Make your local changes.
5. Run Releap: Verify local changes.
6. Mark the ticket done or open it in Releap web for the next step.

Ask Lens from VS Code:

1. Run Releap: Open Native Chat.
2. Use @releap or one of its slash commands: /ask, /ticket, /handoff, or /verify.
3. Ask a question about the codebase.
4. Select code first if you want Lens to include the selection as context.
5. Open cited files directly from the answer.

Hand work to your preferred coding agent:

1. Open Releap: Open Dashboard.
2. Select one or more tickets from the Working Queue.
3. Choose Copy agent prompt, Codex, Claude, Copilot, or Releap Code.
4. For Copilot/Releap Code-style flows, VS Code Chat opens after copy. For Claude, Codex, or other tools, paste the prompt into that chat. MCP-capable agents can use the Releap MCP endpoint in the prompt to fetch richer ticket context.

Use the legacy Releap chat panel:

1. Run Releap: Open Chat Panel.
2. Ask a question about the codebase.
3. Select code first if you want Lens to include the selection as context.
4. Open cited files directly from the answer.

Use Releap with coding agents:

1. Run Releap: Copy MCP config.
2. Choose the snippet your MCP client expects.
3. Add the copied config to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or another MCP client.

The VS Code extension does not proxy MCP traffic. It gives you editor-native queue, verification, status, and Releap Code controls while your coding agent connects directly to Lens over MCP.

Commands

• Releap: Open Dashboard
• Releap: Sign in
• Releap: Sign out
• Releap: Open Native Chat
• Releap: Open Chat Panel
• Releap: Copy agent prompt
• Releap: Add ticket to queue
• Releap: Refresh queue
• Releap: Verify local changes
• Releap: Apply ticket to branch
• Releap: Mark ticket as done
• Releap: Copy MCP config
• Releap: Open MCP setup

Settings

Most users do not need to change settings. Releap defaults to the production Lens service.

Useful settings:

• releap.workspace: workspace slug used for Releap web links.
• releap.mcpUrl: MCP endpoint for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or another MCP client.
• releap.verification.runOnSave: run local verification after saving referenced files.
• releap.decorations.showFileExplorer: show ticket references in the file explorer.
• releap.decorations.showEditorGutter: show ticket references in editor gutters.

Requirements

You need a Releap account with access to a Lens-enabled workspace.

Some actions, including Releap Code branch work and MCP access, depend on the features enabled for your workspace.