Lurus Code — AI Coding Agent for VS Code

Autonomous AI coding agent that plans, implements and reviews code — directly in your editor. Powered by leading AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and open-source providers. All providers are bound by Zero Data Retention agreements and a DPA under GDPR.

GDPR-compliant. Zero Data Retention. Made in Germany.

Features

Chat Panel — Open the AI chat in the sidebar to ask questions, generate code, fix bugs, or run terminal commands. Supports multiple interaction modes: Agent, Plan, Ask, and Debug.

Inline Edit — Select code in the editor and let the AI edit it in place. Trigger via context menu or keyboard shortcut.

Diff Review — Preview all AI-generated changes in a diff view before accepting them.

Security Review — Run automated security scans on files or folders with inline diagnostics directly in the editor. Right-click any file or folder in the explorer to start a scan.

Code Indexing — Semantic search with RAG for faster and more context-aware AI responses. Can be disabled in settings.

Getting Started

1. Install the Lurus Code CLI globally (requires Node.js 18+)

npm install -g @scramble-cloud/lurus-code-cli

2. Run lurus login to authenticate
3. Open the chat panel in VS Code with Cmd+Shift+L / Ctrl+Shift+L

For a detailed walkthrough, see the Quick Start Guide.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Commands

All commands are available via the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P):

• Focus Chat Panel — Open or focus the Lurus Code sidebar
• Edit Selection with AI — Inline-edit the current selection
• Explain Selection — Ask the AI to explain selected code
• New Chat Session — Start a fresh conversation
• Chat History — Browse and resume previous sessions
• Open CLI in Terminal — Launch the Lurus CLI in the integrated terminal
• Run Security Review — Scan files for vulnerabilities
• Build Plan — Execute a plan file
• Add to Chat — Send a file or selection as context to the chat
• Logout — Sign out of your Lurus Code account

Settings

Configure via Settings > Extensions > Lurus Code.

Troubleshooting

"Lurus CLI required" panel / spawn lurus ENOENT

The extension needs the Lurus Code CLI to talk to our backend. If it isn't installed, the sidebar shows an Install CLI now button that runs npm install -g @scramble-cloud/lurus-code-cli@latest for you. You can also trigger the install manually via Command Palette → Lurus Code: Install CLI. If npm isn't on your PATH either, install Node.js 18+ from nodejs.org first, then run the command shown in the panel.

If you installed the CLI but the extension can't find it (common with NVM / Volta / asdf when VS Code is launched from a desktop shortcut), run Command Palette → Lurus Code: Diagnose CLI Path to see exactly where the extension looked. Easiest fix: set lurus-code.cli.path in Settings to the absolute path of the lurus binary (run which lurus in a terminal to find it).

"Unable to register service" on startup

This message comes from VS Code itself, not from the extension, and can have several root causes. To help us diagnose it, please:

1. Open View → Output and select Lurus Code from the dropdown.
2. Look for lines starting with [init] … FAILED, [unhandledRejection], or [uncaughtException] — these are captured by the extension specifically so we can trace this error.
3. Copy the output and include it when reporting the issue.

Privacy & Security

• Zero Data Retention with all model providers (DPA-backed)
• Source code is never stored on our servers
• All data is discarded immediately after processing
• GDPR-compliant

Requirements

• VS Code 1.90 or later
• Lurus Code CLI installed globally
• A Lurus Code account — create one at code.lurus.ai

Links

• Quick Start Guide
• Website

License

See LICENSE for details.

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