Agents
Full-screen agent terminals in your editor. Manage multiple tech leads from one IDE.
Homepage: https://swarmify.co/#agents-ext
Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=swarmify.swarm-ext
MCP Server: @swarmify/agents-mcp - enables sub-agent spawning
Workflow: Task → Plan → Approve
- Task – describe what you need with
/swarm inside the IDE.
- Plan – orchestrator drafts a distribution with a Mix of Agents (who codes, who debugs, who researches).
- Approve – you gate execution; agents run only after approval. Approval gates keep control while teams move fast.
Mix of Agents: Describe your needs; the orchestrator composes the right team across Claude, Codex, Gemini, and Cursor.
For Teams
- Shared dashboard keeps approvals and assignments visible.
- Consistent Mix of Agents guidance prevents over- or under-staffing tasks.
- Approval gates make it easy for leads to review before code runs.
Why
CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini are powerful - but running them in separate terminal windows or the bottom panel means constantly switching contexts. You lose sight of your code while talking to agents. Fonts get tiny. Sessions disappear when things crash.
This extension gives you:
- Full-screen terminals - Agents run as editor tabs, not buried panels. See your code and agent side-by-side.
- Session persistence - Close VS Code, reopen it, your agent tabs come back exactly where you left off.
- Fast navigation - Keyboard shortcuts to jump between agents, label them by task, restart stuck ones. Like Vim for agent sessions.
The manager's cockpit
With Swarm MCP enabled, each agent in a tab becomes a tech lead that can spawn its own sub-agents. You become an engineering manager overseeing multiple tech leads - each running their own team in the background.
The extension is optimized for this workflow: quick navigation between agents, labels to track who's working on what, dashboard to see all activity.
Features
Agent Terminals
Spawn any agent as a full-screen editor tab with Cmd+Shift+A. Built-in support for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, and Cursor. Add custom agents through settings.
Navigation
| Shortcut |
Action |
Cmd+Shift+A |
Spawn new agent |
Cmd+Shift+L |
Label agent by task |
Cmd+Shift+C |
Clear and restart agent |
Cmd+Shift+D |
Open Dashboard |
Cmd+Shift+I |
Focus agent (quick picker) |
Cmd+Shift+H |
Horizontal split (tmux-style) |
Cmd+Shift+V |
Vertical split (tmux-style) |
Session Persistence
Every open agent terminal is fully restorable. Session ID, icon, and custom labels are saved to disk in real-time. VS Code crashes? Restart? All your agent tabs come back exactly as they were.
Every swarm starts with /swarm in your IDE
Describe the work and Mix of Agents in /swarm; the orchestrator composes the team. Swarm MCP then lets each agent spawn sub-agents for parallel work while the orchestrator enforces the approval gate.
Task Management
- Labels - Tag agents by task (
Cmd+Shift+L). Status bar shows active agent and label.
- TODO.md parsing - Discovers TODO.md files in your workspace. Spawn agents directly from task items.
- Session history - Browse recent sessions from the dashboard. Resume any previous conversation.
AI Git Commits
Generate commit messages from staged changes with Cmd+Shift+G. Learns from your commit style, then stages, commits, and pushes in one action.
Agent Safety Modes
When spawning sub-agents via Swarm:
- safe - Agents prompt for confirmation before executing commands
- yolo - Agents auto-approve all tool calls (faster, less secure)
Additional Features
- Auto-start - Configure which agents launch when VS Code opens
- Default models - Set preferred model per agent type
- Shell terminals - Spawn plain shells alongside agents (
Cmd+Shift+S)
- Markdown editor - Custom
.md editor with image paste support
- Notifications - Native macOS notifications when agents need attention
- Context tasks - Select text, hit shortcut, spawn agent with that context pre-loaded
Quick Start
- Install the extension from VS Code Marketplace
- Press
Cmd+Shift+A to spawn your first agent
- Open Dashboard (
Cmd+Shift+D) to configure auto-start and Swarm
Works great with agents-mcp
This extension works standalone for full-screen agent terminals. For sub-agent spawning (turning agents into tech leads), add @swarmify/agents-mcp to your agent's MCP configuration.
Requirements
- VS Code or Cursor
- Agent CLIs installed (
claude, codex, gemini, cursor-agent, opencode)
- OpenAI API key (optional, only for commit generation)
License
MIT
