Harpoon-like file navigation for VS Code. Anchor the files you keep coming back to and jump between them instantly.
Why
You're working on a codebase and you keep jumping between the same 3-5 files. Fuzzy finder is slow. Tabs pile up. Anchor lets you pin those files and they stay at the start of your tab bar — then Cmd+1, Cmd+2, etc. jumps straight to them.
Usage
Anchor a file
Open a file and press Cmd+Shift+A (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows/Linux). The tab gets pinned and moves to the front of the tab bar.
Jump to a file
Use VS Code's built-in Cmd+1 through Cmd+9 (Mac) / Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+9 (Windows/Linux). Since anchored files are always pinned at the start, slot numbers stay consistent.
View all anchors
Press Cmd+Shift+E (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+E (Windows/Linux) to open the anchor list. Select a file to jump to it, or click the trash icon to remove it.
Remove current file
Press Cmd+Shift+D (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+D (Windows/Linux) to unpin the current file.
Keybindings
Action
Mac
Windows/Linux
Anchor current file
Cmd+Shift+A
Ctrl+Shift+A
Remove current file
Cmd+Shift+D
Ctrl+Shift+D
Open anchor list
Cmd+Shift+E
Ctrl+Shift+E
Jump to slot 1-9
Cmd+1-9 (built-in)
Ctrl+1-9 (built-in)
Features
Built on VS Code's pin system -- anchored files are pinned tabs, so they stay at the front of your tab bar
Zero keybinding conflicts -- navigation uses VS Code's default tab switching, no overrides needed
Status bar indicator -- shows the current file's slot number when it's anchored
Quick pick list -- view, jump to, and remove anchors from a single menu
Persists across restarts -- pinned tabs survive VS Code restarts automatically
